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Khanji is an occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper" ("khan keeper"; -ji is an occupational suffix). Notable people with the surname include:

• Antoine Khanji (born 1960), Canadian artist
• Muhammad Dilawar Khanji (1918-1989), Pakistani politician
• Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji (1911-2003), ruler of Manavadar State
• One of many Nawabs of Junagarh
  • Sher Khanji Babi
• One of many rulers of Balasinor State
• Ahmad Mayez Khanji (born 1967), Syrian boxer

v t e Surnames associated with the occupation of innkeeping, tavern-keeping, etc.
English	Taverner
Other Germanic	Cruger, De Waard/De Waardt/De Waart/De Weerd/De Weerdt/De Weert, Gastwirt, Kreczmar (Polonized form), Kretschmann, Kretschmar, Kretzschmar, Kretschmer, Kretchmer, Kreuger, Kroeger/Kröger, Kroger (surname) Krug, Kruger, Krugman, Stuber, Tepper, Zapf
Romance	French: Tavernier Italian: Oste Spanish: Tabernero Catalan: Taberner Romanian: Cârciumaru
Slavic	South Slavic: Krcmar West Slavic: Hostinský, Krcmar, Kaczmarek, Karczmarz East Slavic: Karczmar, Korchmar, Kabachnik, Shinkaryov, Shynkarenko/Shinkarenko
Other	Turkish: Hancı Arabic/Persian: Khanji

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• Occupational surnames