Khan Name Origin
/Khan/-
Pakistani (Pashtun) 60%
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Indian (Punjabi) 30%
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Bangladeshi (Bengali) 10%
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Name Details
- First Name: Khan
- Last Name: N/A
- Name Order: Eastern
- Gender: Male
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Name Origin
The surname 'Khan' has Turkic and Mongolic roots, historically used as a title for rulers and nobility across Central Asia and South Asia. It is widely adopted as a surname and given name among Pashtun, Punjabi, and other ethnic groups in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.
Name Trends
This chart shows how many babies were given the name Khan each year, based on data from the U.S. Government's Social Security Administration (SSA).