See also: cànan, cǎn'àn, and canan English English Wikipedia has an article on:CananWikipedia Etymology Variant of Cannan. Proper noun Canan (plural Canans) A surname from Irish. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Canan is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Canan is most common among White (87.34%) individuals. Further reading Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 278. Anagrams canna Turkish Etymology From Persian جانان (jânân). Pronunciation IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːˈnan/ Hyphenation: Ca‧nan Proper noun Canan a female given name (rare) a male given name Further reading “Canan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil KurumuWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.