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Where Does The Last Name Canaan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Canaan (Arabic: كانان) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as: Canaán. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canaan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 104,392^nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,620,895 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Canaan are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 22 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Canaan is also the 69,646^th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 8,250 people.

The last name Canaan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.

Canaan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Canaan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canaan last name expanded 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canaan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Canaan surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Canaan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $59,998 CAD per year.