Canan Surname
Approximately 6,382 people bear this surname
Canan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,207 | 1:24,266 | 2,778 |
| United States | 817 | 1:443,646 | 38,107 |
| Honduras | 653 | 1:13,501 | 723 |
| Brazil | 539 | 1:397,169 | 15,140 |
| Guatemala | 264 | 1:60,919 | 2,425 |
| Argentina | 230 | 1:185,841 | 15,524 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| Philippines | 84 | 1:1,205,217 | 94,524 |
| Paraguay | 57 | 1:126,960 | 2,773 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 415 | 1:121,009 | 11,786 |
The alternate forms: Cañan (80) & Canán (3) are calculated separately.
Canan (119,669) may also be a first name.
Canan Demographics
Canan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Canan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Canan (Bengali: কানন, Hindi: चनान, Marathi: कानन) is found most in Turkey. It may occur as: Cañan or Canán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canan? popularity and diffusion
Canan is the 76,745th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,141,891 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Canan reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Canan is also the 8,623rd most widespread given name globally, borne by 119,669 people.
The surname Canan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 3,207 people, or 1 in 24,266. In Turkey Canan is mostly concentrated in: Hakkari Province, where 24 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey Canan occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Honduras, where 10 percent are found.
Canan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Canan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Canan surname expanded 197 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Canan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Canan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Canan last name are 9.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Canan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.29% more than the national average, earning R 542,496 per year; in United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $45,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canan in the Bengali language | ||
| কানন | kanana | - |
| Canan in the Marathi language | ||
| कानन | kanana | - |
| Canan in the Hindi language | ||
| चनान | canana | 50 |
| चणन | canana | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canan
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