Cognomen كنعان (Kenan 
, كنعان 
, Canaan 
, and others...) , across the world, is a common last name. The cognomen كنعان is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is a common surname, Jordan, and Palestinian Territory, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Western Asia, particularly Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. More frequently, كنعان is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kenan | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey |
| كنعان | Palestinian Territory, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Jordan |
| Canaan | Syria, Iraq, United States, Jordan, Lebanon |
| Kanaan | Germany, Syria, United States, Lebanon, Turkey |
| Kaanan | Malaysia, Nigeria, India, Philippines, United States |
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توفيق كنعان Ottoman physician and author (1882-1964), PS (b. 1882) |
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| إلياس صالح كنعان Ottoman Lebanese journalist and poet, LB (b. 1870) |
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إبراهيم كنعان Lebanese politician, LB (b. 1962) |
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احمد كنعان Arab Israeli art curator, IL (b. 1965) |
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| فؤاد كنعان Lebanese storyteller, novelist and translator (1920-2001), LB (b. 1920) |
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| إيلي كنعان Lebanese painter (1926-2009), LB (b. 1926) |
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ليديا كنعان Lebanese singer-songwriter, LB |
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| عبد السلام كنعان Jordanian politician, JO (b. 1931) |
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| علي كنعان Syrian poet and writer, SY (b. 1936) |
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| كنعان حمد actor, KW (b. 1945) |
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| حُسين كنعان LB (b. 1938) |
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| كنعان مكية Iraqi-American academic and orientalist (born 1949), IQ (b. 1949) |
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| رحاب كنعان Palestinian poet, PS (b. 1954) |
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| رباب كنعان Syrian actress, SY (b. 1971) |
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| طالب كنعان Lebanese journalist, LB (b. 1974) |
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