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Khatib Surname Meaning

Muslim: status name based on Arabic khaṭīb ‘orator preacher speaker’ bestowed as an honorific title on someone who delivers a sermon (khutba) on a Friday during the Jumʿa prayers.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1978 and 2004, in the United States, Khatib life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Khatib in 1978 was 78, and 65 in 2004.

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