2006-12-23 09:49:40 · 25 answers · asked by Bailey P 2 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
KHAN - Historically, the ruler or monarch of a Mongol tribe. Early on a distinction was made between the title of khan and that of khakan, or “great khan.” Later the term khan was adopted by the Seljuq and Khwarezm-Shah dynasties as a title for the highest nobility. Gradually it became an affix to the name of any Muslim property owner. Today it is often used as a surname.
Khan is neither a Hindu nor Sikh name. It is a Muslim Title-
2006-12-23 19:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Khan is a common Muslim title. But Khan is also a Hindu title. It is a Bengali Hindu title. So many Hindu people in Bangladesh and West Bengal (India) use this Khan title. I am a Bengali Hindu. My aunty got married with a Khan, he is a Hindu. And I know many people who are Hindu Khan.
I saw so many comments in this post. So many people clearly told that Khan is not a Hindu title. But Khan is a Hindu title. I have no idea about Sikh title.
2015-08-16 08:43:03 · answer #2 · answered by Sukhendu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Khan is an Arabic word, derived from the Tartar and Mongol for Prince. The expected religion of a person named Khan is that of a Muslim but there are undoubtedly a minority of Khans who have converted to other religions.
2006-12-23 10:05:43 · answer #3 · answered by Clive 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-19 22:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Khan is a general name like Smith. You have Hindus, Muslims(Imran Khan) and others including the odd christian.
2006-12-23 09:58:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
IT IS NEITHER!
It's a Muslim name. Geez. I thought people knew that. You'll never find a Hindu or Sikh named Khan.
2006-12-23 20:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
You may be thinking Sikh due to its similarity to "Khalsa" (Sikh brotherhood), but Khan sounds more Muslim to me.
2006-12-23 09:58:08 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Jenn ♥ 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a South Asian name. I have known both Muslims and Hindus to have that name. It has nothing to do with religion I think. But most were Muslims.
2006-12-23 09:52:17 · answer #8 · answered by Midoria 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It's Muslim. It's orignally Mongolian like Kublai Khan or Genghis Khan, but when the Mongols conquered Muslim lands and integrated Muslims began to have that last name too and I guess it came to India along with the Muslims and got integrated there too, so maybe non-Muslims might have that last name, but it's still a Muslim last name.
2006-12-23 09:57:50 · answer #9 · answered by reigning queen 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
IT is a pure muslim name and i am a khan that is warriar from pathan tribe
2006-12-23 14:43:15 · answer #10 · answered by rdra62 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋