Family name كنان (Kanan 
, Kinan 
, كنان 
) , all around the world, is a common last name. The last name كنان is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Syria, and Sudan. More prevalently, كنان is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kanan | Malaysia, Syria, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia |
| Kinan | Malaysia, Syria, Iraq, India, Indonesia |
| كنان | Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Sudan |
| Knan | Malaysia, Syria, Iraq, India, Bangladesh |