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===In sports===
===In sports===
[[File:Konferenz Pakistan und der Westen - Imran Khan (4155877864) cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Imran Khan]], a former Pakistani cricketer, philanthropist and Chairmain of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].]]
[[File:Konferenz Pakistan und der Westen - Imran Khan (4155877864) cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Imran Khan|Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi Shermankhel]], a former Pakistani cricketer, philanthropist and Chairmain of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].]]
[[File:Amir Khan 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Amir Khan, a British (Pakistani Origin) who became the [[list of WBA world champions|WBA]] [[list of super lightweight boxing champions|Light-welterweight]] [[list of current world boxing champions|World Champion]].]]
[[File:Amir Khan 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Amir Khan, a British (Pakistani Origin) who became the [[list of WBA world champions|WBA]] [[list of super lightweight boxing champions|Light-welterweight]] [[list of current world boxing champions|World Champion]].]]
*[[Akram Khan (cricketer)]], former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team
*[[Akram Khan (cricketer)]], former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team

Revision as of 12:07, 3 December 2016

For the Mongol title, see Khan (title).
Not to be confused with Kahn.

Khan (Pashto: خان Urdu: خان, Persian: خان, Bengali: খাঁন, Balochi: خان) is a surname and title of Mongolian origin.

Use as a title

Main article: Khan (title)

The surname Khan originates with the Mongolian khan. Used in the Rourans firstly, and later more widely by Islamic chieftains in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.[1][2]

Other usage

Khan is a widespread surname in most countries of Central and South Asia particularly among Muslims. Khan is the surname of over 80,000 Britons of Asian origin, mostly British Asian, making it the 80th most common surname in the United Kingdom, and one of only a handful in the 100 most common surnames which are of neither British nor Irish origin.[3]

List of people called Khan

File:Pally khan Khosti.jpg
Palay Khan, a freedom fighter from Zhob area who resisted against the British Raj
Malik Umar Hayat Khan as an Honorary Lieutenant of the 18th King George's Own Lancers, early 20th century watercolour by Major A.C. Lovett (1862–1919)
German Khan, Russian oligarch

Actors and entertainers

Shahrukh Khan
Salman Khan
Aamir Khan

In sports

Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi Shermankhel, a former Pakistani cricketer, philanthropist and Chairmain of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Amir Khan, a British (Pakistani Origin) who became the WBA Light-welterweight World Champion.

In science and technology

  • Abdul Qadeer Khan, an engineer from Pakistan, considered the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme
  • Fazlur Khan, Bengali-American structural engineer and designer of Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock Center

In Academics (Teaching and Research)

  • Salman "Sal" Khan, a Bengali-American educator, famous for Khan Academy
  • Geoffrey Khan, (b. 1958), professor of Semitic Languages at the University of Cambridge.
  • M S Khan (1910–1978), a Bengali academic from Bangladesh, "father of the Library and Information Science discipline in Bangladesh"

Others

Fictional characters

See also

Look up Khan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

  1. ^ Khan entry in Hobson-Jobson: the Anglo-Indian dictionary
  2. ^ As cited in The Baburnama, 2002, W.M. Thackston p273.
  3. ^ "Khan in the UK". Surname.sofeminine.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  4. ^ "Origin of 'M Khan' Graffiti". Everything2.com. 2001-04-12. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
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