The Rapava (Georgian: რაფავა in Georgian pronounced as /rapʰava/) is a Georgian surname from the Samegrelo region in western Georgia.
The Rapava family name comes from these towns of Samegrelo: Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Kortskheli, Akhalkakhati, Rukhi, Tchkaduashi, Kakhati and Shamgona.[1]