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    The surname Kanaan

    An Arabic surname, carried by 598 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K550

    Kanaan: #37,288 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kanaan #37,288, 598 people Kanaan: #37,288 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kanaan #37,288, 598 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kanaan is more common than 77% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 598 people named Kanaan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 516,297 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 402.

    #37,288
    rank among US surnames
    598
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.8%
    change since 2000 (was #49,159)

    Who is named Kanaan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    90% of people named Kanaan identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as two or more races and 1.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Two or more races 6.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kanaans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tony Kanaan
      Brazilian racing driver, born 1974

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kanaan

    Kanaan has the Soundex code K550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K550.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kanaan come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.
    How common is the surname Kanaan?
    598 people in the United States had the surname Kanaan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 516,297 Americans. It ranked 37,288th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kanaan?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Kanaan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Kanaan?
    Tony Kanaan, Brazilian racing driver.
    Where is the surname Kanaan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kanaan in Brazil.
    Is the surname Kanaan getting more or less common?
    More common. 402 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 598 in 2010, up 49%.