Worldwide, كنانة (Nadr 
, كنانة 
, Knana 
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name كنانة is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Libya, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly female name, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Also, كنانة is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nadr | Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Syria, Iraq, Egypt |
| كنانة | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen |
| Knana | Sudan, Israel, Syria, Morocco |
| Kinanah | Malaysia, Indonesia |