"Khan" surname: Is the title name only carried by Pashtuns, Punjabis, Mohajirs or other ethnicities?

[Psychic]

He is M version of IP

What does M stand for?

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

What does M stand for?

Muhajir

 

[El Sidd]

No I didn't know, thanks for letting me know.
Good name for a YouTube channel
Come on you can do better than that, am sure the hospital has a name

I asked you what were you before you became Muslim, you said you are 700 years old Indo Aryan.
Normally humans do not live that long

Changing name of ones father, grandfather etc is a sin. Go read Bukhari and Muslim.

Sin? really?

How?

 

[Crusher]

Irfan Pathan (cricketer) and Zarine Khan(actress) both belong to Yousafzai tribe (allegedly). Irfan Pathan's family is from 'Matta' area of Swat and Zarine's fam from 'Khwazakhela' area of Swat. I could be wrong about their exact places but zarine's relative (paternal uncle?) once came on live tv during PSL speaking fluent pashtu and i was shocked quite frankly.

Yousafzais migrated from Afghanistan and settled in present day Swat, Dir, Buner and Mardan areas. Its the biggest pashtun tribe i think and most use Khan as surname or yousafzai including myself.

I have also noticed that people from KPK that belong to Yousafzai tribe/sub tribes are fond of using "Khan" as their surname. But people belonging to other tribes like Afridi, Khattak, Bangash etc. prefer to use only their tribal surname without "Khan", they are clearly not fond of using "khan". Shahid Afridi, Pervez Khattak are prime examples of that phenomenon.

 

[Mad Scientist 2.0]

I have seen it among Gujaratis and Bengalis as well.

Interestingly, I know a Hindu Bengali with a last name of Khan.

That is kha not Khan in bengali they pronounce it kha but in english it is khan I have one friend with that surname he told me that.

 

[Psychic]

Sin? really?

How?

See post#52.

Astonished to see your ignorance of this matter.

 

[El Sidd]

See post#52.

Astonished to see your ignorance of this matter.

That can have different interpretations

 

[Psychic]

That can have different interpretations

There is Ijma on that.

 

[El Sidd]

There is Ijma on that.

For exactly what?

collective tribal inheritance or individual inheritance?

 

[Intsar Ahmad]

Khan is Central Asians surname that belong to tribes Like, Oghuz Turks, Mongols, Pashtoons, Rajput, Gujjars and Jats which migrated from central Asia to other regions.

 

[BlueWhales]

"Khan" is likely title mostly used by rulers of tribes, like Hulagu Khan (Urdu: Halaku Khan), Genghis Khan (Urdu: Changeez Khan)..

Hulegu Khan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Genghis Khan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Lot of people in Pakistanis think Khan can only be use by Muslims especially Pathan & Baloch..

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

In Turkish "Khan" is pronounced as "Han"....

After the establishment of the Turkish Republic this surname has been banned. So, folks now have Gul-Han, Oz-Han, Gok-Han etc....

 

[xyxmt]

oliver kahn?

regards

Kahn is Jewish surname, dont know if it is a Khan variant.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Khan name is common across Hong Kong
Khan name appears as Kahn in Germany

This was originally a hereditary title among Tartar and Mongolian tribesmen (in particular Genghis Khan, 1162–1227)

Khan gain popularity post this period in regions which saw inter mingling of culture and influence of different cultures

Post wars the regions influenced had growth in usage of the surname as a honorary title , later it became a Surname running around Tribal lines and then family lineage

 

[crankthatskunk]

"Khan" surname: Is the name only carried by Pashtuns, Punjabis, Mohajiris or any other ethnicities?

And I can understand history and intermarriages between Punjabis, Paktoons and Afghans using Khan, why Urdu-Speaking from India use the word "Khan" when there is no link to it.

The name "KHAN" is of the most common names identified among Pakistanis. Always wondered whether anyother ethnic tribes, race or caste carry the surname "Khan" also?

The Khan's or Hans trace their ancesstory back to Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan or Halaku han and the han dynasty. Later some of their descendants converted to Islam and conquest the subcontinent.

The punjabis, phustoons and some Afghans carry the surname khan, which does not represent the tribe but the linkage to the khan dynasty. They have their own tribes and cast later.

Like phustoons have ahmedzai, yousufzai and many others. And so does punjabis has other names like Rajput, Bhattis, Jatts, Qureshis, Siddiques etc etc

Also further information,
Khan is a surname deriving from the title khan originating among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Steppe during antiquity and popularized by Turkic dynasties in the rest of Asia during the medieval period. Used in the Rourans firstly, and also by the early rulers of Bulgaria, it was more widely spread by the Islamic chieftains in what isnow Turkey, Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Khan is a common surname particularly among Muslims of Central and South Asian origin. It is one of the most common surnames in the world, shared by over 12 million people in Asia and 24 million worldwide.

You my friend has to learn about history of Invasion of India.

I give you my and my family's example, all of us have "hans" eyes.

Khan is not a surname, any XYZ can use it. Just as PM Imran Niazi has used it. Period

Nope, it is. Some people use their tribe some don't , their choice. Khan still be their surname. We never used our tribal name, but now some of my nephews do.