Khatun

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Khatoon in PK Pakistan, CA Canada, GY Guyana and 1 more and Hatun in TR Türkiye.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Khatun is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate surname22K records spelled Khatun6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Bangladesh, United Kingdom

  Also written K̲h̲ātūn, K̲h̲atūn, Khātūn, Ḵẖātūn, Kẖātūn

• Turkish given name804 records spelled Khatun40 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, Syria, Russia, India

  Languages: Turkish, Arabic, Russian

  Also written Hatun, Хатун, Hatün, Хатунь, Кхатун

• Georgian surname207 records spelled Khatun2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Georgia

  Also written Ხათუნ

21 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Khatun is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Arabic, t4 (khaatun): noblewoman, lady. A courteous title used

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 99 years between 1905–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Daulatunnesa Khatunb. 1918BDwriter and revolutionary woman
• Sufia Khatunb. 1922BDBangladeshi writer (1922–2023)
• Sahara Khatunb. 1943BDBangladeshi politician
• Salma Khatunb. 1990BDBangladeshi woman cricketer
• Fahima Khatunb. 1992BDBangladeshi female cricketer
• Sabina Khatunb. 1993BDBangladeshi association football player
• Akhi Khatunb. 2003BDBangladeshi association football player
• Muskan Khatunb. 2004NPNepalese activist
• Sara KhatunTRMother of Uzun Hassan
• Anas Khatunfemale muhaddith

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 242 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Khatun?

We estimate roughly 22 thousand people bear Khatun (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Khatun have the most bearers?

Khatun is most frequently recorded in Bangladesh, where it is most often spelled khatun.

How common is Khatun compared with other names?

In Bangladesh, Khatun is the 3rd most common surname of 11,292 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Khatun mean?

Recorded meaning: A lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities.