Canaan Forename
Approximately 8,250 people bear this name
Canaan Forename Definition:
Kay'-nan, a merchant, a trader. 1. The son of Ham. Gen. ix. 25. 2. The country lying between the Mediterranean Sea, and the mountains of Arabia. It was afterwards called Palestine and the Land of Promise. At the time of the Christian era, Palestine was divided into five provinces, Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Perea, and Idumea.
Read More About This ForenameCanaan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 5,129 | 1:3,007 | 538 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,861 | 1:9,195 | 1,056 |
| United States | 82% | 339 | 1:1,069,431 | 21,901 |
| Zambia | - | 220 | 1:72,067 | 3,899 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 215 | 1:825,881 | 21,972 |
| South Africa | 99% | 150 | 1:363,551 | 19,289 |
| Cambodia | 65% | 62 | 1:262,473 | 7,490 |
| Brazil | 96% | 58 | 1:3,693,727 | 63,766 |
| India | 67% | 53 | 1:22,922,226 | 516,200 |
| Uganda | 100% | 52 | 1:787,633 | 15,086 |
| Afghanistan | 62% | 22 | 1:1,482,887 | 15,223 |
| England | 93% | 11 | 1:5,054,811 | 45,959 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 11 | 1:2,745,627 | 44,124 |
| Mexico | 100% | 9 | 1:13,793,825 | 37,132 |
| Colombia | - | 8 | 1:5,972,366 | 31,268 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Philippines | 100% | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Malaysia | 80% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Canada | 100% | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
Canaan (4,496) may also be a surname.
Canaan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kay'-nan, a merchant, a trader. 1. The son of Ham. Gen. ix. 25. 2. The country lying between the Mediterranean Sea, and the mountains of Arabia. It was afterwards called Palestine and the Land of Promise. At the time of the Christian era, Palestine was divided into five provinces, Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Perea, and Idumea. It is in this country most of the remarkable occurrences of Scripture took place.
Meaning: a trafficker.
Canaan Forename Popularity
Canaan Demographics
Average Canaan Salary in
United States
$44,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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