Khan

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Khan is a common surname of Central and South Asian origin historically associated with nobility and leadership, now widely used across Muslim and other communities worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
khan 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Asian surname
Muslim surname
South Asian surname
family name
surname
etymologicallyRelatedTo title Khan
hasLinguisticOrigin Hindi language
Mongolic languages
Pashto language
Persian language
Turkic languages
Urdu language
hasMeaning chief
leader
ruler
hasOrigin Central Asia
South Asia
historicallyAssociatedWith leadership
nobility
ruling elites
historicallyUsedAs hereditary title
historicallyUsedBy Central Asian dynasties
Mongol rulers
Muslim nobility
Turkic peoples
isCommonInCountry Afghanistan
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Canada
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
isTransliteratedAs Han
Kan
Xan
isUsedAs middle name
part of compound surnames
surname
usedByCommunity Central Asian communities
Muslim communities
South Asian ethnic groups
surface form: South Asian communities

diaspora communities worldwide

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aamir Khan familyName Khan
Irene Khan familyName Khan
Mirza Ghalib familyName Khan
Sal Khan familyName Khan
this entity surface form: khan
Mongol politicalTitle Khan
subject surface form: Mongols
Great Khan subclassOf Khan
Hülegü Khan title Khan
Giray usedTitle Khan