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Khatib Name 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. Compare Alkhatib and Elkhatib .

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


Similar surnames: Khalil, Habib, Khalid, Hadi, Hai, Bhatia, Kalb, Khatri, Kratz, Salib

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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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