Qanan Surname
Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname
Qanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,044 | 1:4,357 | 996 |
| Yemen | 294 | 1:89,882 | 5,736 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Qanan (258) may also be a first name.
Qanan Demographics
Qanan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qanan (Georgian: ქანან) has its highest incidence in Palestine. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qanan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qanan is the 282,448th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,338,861 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qanan reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 554,411th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 258 people.
It is most numerous in Palestine, where it is borne by 1,044 people, or 1 in 4,357. In Palestine it is primarily found in: Khan Yunis Governorate, where 70 percent live, Gaza Governorate, where 24 percent live and North Gaza Governorate, where 5 percent live. Barring Palestine Qanan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 22 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Qanan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qanan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qanan in the Georgian language | ||
| ქანან | kanan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qanan
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