Kaan

Kaan Meaning & Origin

About Kaan
The surname Kaan is of Turkish origin and is derived from the Turkish word "kaan," meaning "ruler" or "king." It is a title used to denote a ruler or leader in ancient Turkic and Mongolian cultures. As a surname, Kaan signifies a person who is descended from or associated with a ruler or someone of noble lineage.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kaan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kaan: 256
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 75,317
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kaan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Kaan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA1 N
🌐 IPA
/kaan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kaan in Braille

Here's how to represent Kaan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kaan in braille

How to sign the name Kaan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kaan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kaan in sign language

Numerology