The Albanian Academy treats him as the same person as
Comin Spata (), who was mentioned between 1392 and 1407. That name appears in the Venetian archives. Gjergj Arianiti was also mentioned in contemporary documents as Aranit Spata, because one of the ancestors of Komnen Arianiti was a member of
Bua family. Unclear is also his relation to the
Komnenos dynasty; he may have descended from a paternal female ancestor who belonged to that imperial family and lived in the early-to-mid 13th century, or adopted the name as other Arianiti kinsmen had in order to strengthen his claims. His domains are mentioned in contemporary Venetian sources as areas located in the vicinity of
Durazzo (Durrës) (
in partibus Durrachii). ==Family==