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

Canaan (Arabic: كانان) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Canaán. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 104,392^nd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,620,895 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Canaan live; 28 percent live in North America and 22 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 69,646^th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 8,250 people.

The surname Canaan is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.

Canaan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Canaan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canaan surname grew 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canaan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Canaan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Canaan last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the 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.