1) Georgian surname 
[noble family] Ap`ak`idze (აფაქიძე) is a Georgian family with noble ancestry. According to a family legend, the Apakidze descend from Arp’a-Khan, `a Tatar of Genghis Khan’s times`, who embraced Christianity and settled down in Abkhazia whence his descendants moved to Mingrelia where their princely title was confirmed. The ...