Khan

E64995

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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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Khan canonical 84
khan 8

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
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

Uzbekistan
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 (92)

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

Irene Khan familyName Khan
Mongol politicalTitle Khan
subject surface form: Mongols
First Bulgarian Empire hasTitleForRuler Khan
this entity surface form: khan
Giray usedTitle Khan
Mirza Ghalib familyName Khan
Sal Khan familyName Khan
Hülegü Khan title Khan
Great Khan subclassOf Khan
Aamir Khan familyName Khan
Borjigin usedTitle Khan
President Mohammad Ayub Khan familyName Khan
subject surface form: Mohammad Ayub Khan
Kalat formerRulerTitle Khan
Imran Khan familyName Khan
Ismail Khan familyName Khan
Khan of Khans etymologicallyRelatedTo Khan
this entity surface form: khan
Nogai Khan familyName Khan
Qaplan I Giray title Khan
Hacı I Giray title Khan
Astrakhan Khanate rulerTitle Khan
this entity surface form: khan
Alim Khan title Khan
Omar Khan hasTitle Khan
Madali Khan title Khan
Devlet I Giray title Khan
Khudayar Khan title Khan
Chobanids usedTitle Khan
this entity surface form: khan
Hasnat Khan familyName Khan
Senior zhuz leadershipTitle Khan
this entity surface form: khan
Subhan Quli Khan title Khan
Allah Quli Khan title Khan