Khan Name Meaning. Muslim: from a personal name or status name based on Turkish khan 'ruler', 'nobleman'. This was originally a hereditary title among Tartar and Mongolian tribesmen (in particular Genghis Khan, 1162–1227), but is now very widely used throughout the Muslim world as a personal name.
Khan (Pashto: خان‎, Punjabi: خان‎, Urdu: خان‎‎, Persian: خان‎‎, Bengali: খাà¦à¦¨, Balochi: خان‎) is a surname and title of Mongolian origin.