Khan (Pashto: خان Urdu: خان, Persian: خان, Bengali: খাঁন, Balochi: خان) is a surname and title of Mongolian origin.
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.
Khan is a widespread surname in most countries of Central and South Asia particularly among Muslims. Khan is the surname of over 80,000 British Asian people, 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.
Genghis Khan, Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire.Khan of Kalat, Khan-e-Baloch or Khan-e-Qalat (Balochi: خان قلات) is the title of former Baloch rulers of State of Kalat.Mir Jalal Khan was the ruler and founder of the First Baloch Confederacy in the 12th century.Muhammad Nasir Khan I as Mir Noori Naseer Khan Baloch was the Khan (head of state) of the princely state of Kalat in what is now the Balochistan province of Pakistan during the eighteenth century.Asaf Khan, Wazir (Prime Minister) of Emperor Jahangir and ShahjahanAkram Khan (born 1970), Indian politicianAlivardi Khan (1671–1756), Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and OrissaAmir Khan (Pindari) (1768–1834), Pindari leader in the early 19th century, later the Nawab of TonkAsif Nawaz Khan Janjua (1937–1993), former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan ArmyAtaur Rahman Khan (1907–1991), a Bengali activist politician, later Chief Minister of East PakistanAyub Khan (field marshal), ex army general/dictator and president of PakistanBostan Khan Tarin, 19th century Pashtun clan warriorChaudhry Ali Akbar Khan (1911–1967), Pakistani Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan a famous Minhas Rajput during the British eraGeneral Fateh Naseeb Khan, Chief General of Alwar Armed ForcesFranklin Khan, Trinidad and Tobago politicianFuad Khan (born 1955), Trinidad and Tobago politicianGerman Khan, Russian oligarchGhazala Khan, mother of soldier Humayun KhanRaja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar, one of Pakistan's first Federal MinistersHafiz Khan, is a Fijian Businessman, and a former Senator, and President of the Muslim LeagueHumayun Khan (soldier), United States Army Captain, died in the Iraq War in 2004Iftikhar Khan (1909–1949), had been nominated to become the first local Commander in Chief of PakistanKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Badshah Khan (1890–1988) Pashtun leader and activistKhan Sahib Abdul Majid Khan Tarin OBE (1877–1939), senior political figure of the North-West Frontier Province, British IndiaKhan Sahib Shahal Khan Khoso (1909–1956), Baloch leader, MLA West Pakistan Assembly from 1953 to 1956.Khizr Khan, 15th century figureKhizr Muazzam Khan, father of soldier Humayun, known for a speech at the 2016 Democratic National ConventionNawazish Alam Khan (Hindi: नवाज़िश आलम खान) is an Indian Baloch politician and member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.Khudadad Khan (1888–1971), Minhas, recipient of the Victoria CrossLieutenant General Ghulam Jilani Khan (1925–1999), Governor of Punjab 1980 to 1985M.J. Khan, member of the Houston City CouncilMalik Sir Feroz Khan Noon (1893–1970), Former Prime Minister of PakistanMalik Umar Hayat Khan (1875–1944), an elected member of the Council of State of IndiaMuhammad Hamidullah Khan (1938–2011), Bangladeshi military leader, politician and authorMuhammad Khan Junejo (1932–1993), former Prime Minister of PakistanMuhammed Akbar Khan, the first Muslim to become a General in British Indian ArmyMurshid Quli Khan (c. 1665–1727), founder of the Nawab rulers in BengalNawab Qaim Khan, a 14th-century Ameer of the Delhi Sultanate and chief of Qaimkhani clanNawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (1895–1951), former Prime Minister of PakistanNisar Ali Khan (born 1954), current opposition leader in the National Assembly of PakistanPrince Aly Khan (1911–1960), Pakistani United Nations diplomatPrince Sadruddhin Aga Khan (1933–2003), diplomat, UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 1965 to 1977Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan (1913–1978), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National ArmyRaja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, President of AJKRaja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan (1905–1968), a member of the Pakistan MovementRaja Sakhi Daler Khan Mangral, Kashmiri freedom fighter with the Indian National ArmyRaja Saroop Khan, former Governor of PunjabRana Khudadad Khan, President of Pakistan Muslim League (Punjab)Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan (1922–2005), Finance Minister of PakistanRana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker of the Punjab Assembly from 2008Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan (c. 1949), Pakistani Federal Minister (1990–1993, 1997–1999, 2002–2004)Rana Phool Muhammad Khan, MPA from Bhai Pheru (Phool Nagar)Sadiq Khan, Mayor of LondonSahabzada Yaqub Khan (born 1920), a Pakistani general and diplomatSardar Farooq Khan Leghari (1940–2010), first Baloch president of PakistanSardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi, played very active role and fought against Dogra armySardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (1915–2003), founder of Azad Jammu Kashmir StateSardar Shaukat Hayat Khan (1915–1998), senior political figure and lieutenant of the Quaid-i-Azam in the PunjabSardar Sikandar Hayat Khan (born 1934), former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and KashmirSardar Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (1892–1942), KCSI, a Premier of the PunjabShah Nawaz Khan (general) (1914–1983), Major General of the Indian National Army, one of the three of the famed Red Fort TrioShah Nawaz Khan Janjua (1914–1983), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National ArmyShah Nawaz Khan, freedom fighter in India of the Janjua RajputShaista Khan, Mughal governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893–1985), the first Foreign Minister of PakistanSultan Suleiman Khan (Suleiman the Magnificent) (1494–1566) Ottoman Turkish SultanRaja Tikka Khan (1915–2002), former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan ArmyMuhammad Yusaf Khan (born 1948), former Vice Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan ArmyActors and entertainers
Aamir Khan, Indian actor (of the Khan trio)Adnan Sami Khan (Playback singer, Music Composer)Adil Khan (Norwegian Actor of Pashtun and Punjabi descent)Akram Khan (dancer), a British dancer of Bangladeshi descentAli Akbar Khan, a Bangladesh Bengali sarod playerArbaaz Khan, Indian actor/director/producer (brother of Salman Khan)Asad Amanat Ali Khan, a Pakistani vocalistBat for Lashes, real name Natasha Khan, British singer-songwriter and musician of Pakistani descentChaka Khan, an American R&B singerFarah Khan, Indian film director, choreographer and fashion designerFardeen Khan, Indian actor (son of Feroz Khan)Feroz Khan, Indian actor and director (father of Fardeen Khan)Helen Richardson Khan, Indian actress (wife of Salim Khan)Imran Khan, Indian actorImran Khan (singer), Dutch singer of Pakistani Punjabi descentIrrfan Khan, Indian actorKareena Kapoor Khan, Indian actress (wife of Saif Ali Khan)King Khan, real name Arish Khan, Indian/French-Canadian musicianMalaika Arora Khan, Indian actress (wife of Arbaaz Khan)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani vocalistPraga Khan, real name Maurice Engelen, Belgian techno musicianRahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani vocalistRiyaz Khan, South Indian ActorRoy Sætre Khantatat, Norwegian singer, better known as Roy KhanSaif Ali Khan, Indian actorSalim Khan, Indian script writer (father of Salman Khan)Salman Khan, Indian actor (of the Khan trio)Sanjay Khan, Indian actor/director/producer (father of Zayed Khan)Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani vocalistShahrukh Khan, Indian actor, King of Bollywood (of the Khan trio)Shakib Khan, Bangladeshi actorSohail Khan, Indian actor/director/producer (brother of Salman Khan)Sudhir, real name Shah Zaman Khan Afridi, Pakistani actorYusuf Khan (stage name Dilip Kumar), Indian actor of Pashtun originZayed Khan, Indian actor (brother-in-law of Hrithik Roshan)Akram Khan (cricketer), former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket TeamSharjeel Khan, Pakistani Cricketer.Amir Khan (British boxer), a British boxer of Pakistani decsentAthar Ali Khan, a Bangladeshi former cricketer, selector and cricket commentatorCarla Khan, a Pakistani squash playerHajra Khan, a Pakistani footballerImran Khan, a former Pakistani cricketer turned political reformerJahangir Khan, former World No. 1 professional squash player from PakistanJansher Khan, former World No. 1 professional squash player from PakistanMir Sultan Khan, a former British chess championMurad Khan (cricketer, born 1981), a Bangladeshi cricketerMurad Khan (cricketer, born 1986), a Bangladeshi cricketerNafees Iqbal (Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan), a Bangladeshi cricketerNasim Khan (cricketer born 1976), a Pakistani cricketerShahid Khan Afridi, a Pakistani cricketerSimon Khan, an English golferTamim Iqbal (Tamim Iqbal Khan), a Bangladeshi cricketerYounus Khan, a Pakistani crickterVitaly Khan, a Kazakhstani freestyle swimmerZaheer Khan, an Indian Marathi-speaking cricketerIn science and technology
Abdul Qadeer Khan, an engineer from Pakistan, considered the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programmeFazlur Khan, Bengali-American structural engineer and designer of Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock CenterIn Academics (Teaching and Research)
Salman "Sal" Khan, a Bengali-American educator, famous for Khan AcademyGeoffrey 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"Abul Kashem Khan (1905–1991), jurist, political leader, and industrialist from BangladeshAhmed Raza Khan (1856–1921), an Sunni Islamic Scholar of south AsiaAlan Khan (born 1971), South African radio presenterAmjad Khan (1940–1992), Indian film producerFarrukh Khan Pitafi (born 1976), Pakistani thinker, journalist.Gauri Khan (born 1971), wife of Indian star Shahrukh KhanHazrat Inayat Khan, (1882–1927), the founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order InternationalIrene Khan (born 1956), Secretary General of Amnesty InternationalKiran Rao Khan (born 1973), wife of Indian star Aamir KhanThe (unknown) 'M Khan', the subject of many gag routines on The Mary Whitehouse Experience because of long-standing graffiti visible from a major London roadMirza Abu Taleb Khan (1752–1805/6), Indian tax-collector and travel-writerMohammad Sidique Khan (1974–2005), a London train suicide bomberNawab Muhammad Hayat Khan (1833–1901) British-Indian administrator and aristocratNoor Inayat Khan (1914–1944), a British spy in occupied FranceProf. Omer Salim Khan (Omer Tarin), Pakistani poet, writer, scholar and mystic.Peter Khan (born Afghan-Khan), an Australian member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í FaithShahid Khan (born 1950), Pakistan-born American businessman; owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C.Suzanne Khan Roshan, an Indian interior designer, wife of Hrithik Roshan, daughter of Sanjay Khan, and sister of Zayed KhanSyed Ahmed Khan (1817–1898), an Islamic scholarTariq Ali Khan (born 1943), well-known British-Pakistani writer, intellectual and SocialistTasmin Lucia Khan (born 1980), a British Bangladeshi journalist and news presenter for BBC NewsVilayat Inayat Khan, (1916–2004), former head of the Sufi Order InternationalZia Inayat Khan, the Pir of the Sufi Order InternationalNur Syahmina Khan, (2001-now) a MalaysianHaman Khan, a prominent Gundam villain in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and the principal antagonist in its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ; and her father Maharaja KhanJaghatai Khan, the Primarch of the White Scars Space Marines chapter in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universeKamal Khan, the main villain in the James Bond film OctopussyKamal Khan, Mohammed Khan, two Pashtun characters in Rudyard Kipling's famous poem, The Ballad of East and WestKhan (comics), Marvel Comics characterKhan, one of the villains in the Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars computer gameKhan, a Chinese-American detective from the Khan! 1975 US television seriesKhan Noonien Singh, a prominent Star Trek villain in an original series episode and the principal antagonist in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, then later Star Trek Into DarknessKonstam Khan, a character from Diana Wynne Jones' book "The Homeward Bounders"Manga Khan, a DC Comics characterMr Khan, the titular character of the British sitcom Citizen KhanNadir Khan, in Susan Kay's retelling of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, "Phantom", is the name given to the character known only as "The Persian" and "Daroga" in the original bookNoel Kahn, Pretty Little Liars characterRizwan Khan, main character in the 2010 Bollywood film My Name Is KhanShao Kahn, the main antagonist in the Mortal Kombat video game series who is based on a typical Mongolian warlordKotal Kahn, an antagonist in the Mortal Kombat video game Mortal Kombat X who is based on an Aztec WarriorShere Khan, the tiger, in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, also adapted as a cartoon character in a famous Walt Disney Productions movie in 1967Shiwan Khan, a recurring enemy of The ShadowThe Mandarin archenemy of Iron Man whose real name is Khan also from Marvel ComicsKamala Khan, the fourth character to assume the identity of the Marvel Comics superheroine Ms. Marvel.
