Last name Канаян (Канаян 
, Kanayan 
, Kanajan 
) , in the world, is a rare family name. The surname Канаян is characteristic of Armenia, where it is a rare surname, Malaysia, and Russia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Russia, Malaysia, and France. Likewise, Канаян is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Канаян | Ukraine, Russia, Armenia |
| Kanayan | France, Malaysia, Armenia, United States, India |
| Kanajan | Malaysia, India, Thailand, United States |
| гектор вазгенович канаян Soviet composer and conductor, RU (b. 1930) |
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| канаян, михаил асатурович Soviet painter, RU (b. 1931) |
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