Throughout the world, خليل (خليل 
, Khalil 
, Khaleel 
, among others...) is a widespread male given name. The first name خليل is habitual in Lebanon, where it is a common masculine name, Tunisia, where it is a common principally boy's, but very seldom girly name, and Syria (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, India, and Algeria. Likewise, خليل is the last name as well as the forename.
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| خليل | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria |
| Khalil | Egypt, Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Algeria |
| Khaleel | Egypt, Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia |
| Halil | Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Algeria |
| Khelil | Morocco, Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
خليل is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Khalil Abdul-Muhsen , character in The Next Man.
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الأشرف صلاح الدين خليل Mamluk Sultan of Egypt 1290-1293, EG (b. 1263) |
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| خليل بن أيبك بن عبد الله الألبَكِي الفاري الصَّفديّ الدِّمشقيّ الشَّافعيّ Turkic Mamluk author and historian, SY (b. 1296) |
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| خليل بن هارون الصنهاجي Maghribi Islamic scholar, SA (b. 1365) |
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| خليل بن أسعد الصديقي Ottoman Syrian Islamic scholar and poet, SY (b. 1686) |
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| خليل حميد پاشا Ottoman Grand Vizier, TR (b. 1736) |
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خليل الخوري LB (b. 1836) |
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خليل رعد Lebanese photographer, LB (b. 1854) |
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خليل اليازجي Ottoman Lebanese author and poet, LB (b. 1856) |
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خليل سعادة LB (b. 1857) |
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خليل صليبي Lebanese portrait painter (1870-1928), LB (b. 1870) |
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خليل مطران Egyptian poet and journalist, LB (b. 1872) |
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خليل بيدس Palestinian writer, IL (b. 1874) |
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| خليل خطار سركيس Lebanese writer and journalist, LB (b. 1848) |
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خليل الهبري Lebanese politician, LB (b. 1904) |
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خليل الدباغ Iraqi military officer, IQ (b. 1916) |
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