Calleja

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English

Etymology

From Spanish Calleja.

Proper noun

Calleja (plural Callejas)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Calleja is the 15639th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1868 individuals. Calleja is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.95%) and White (25.16%) individuals.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Calleja. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calleja (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. a surname from Spanish, common in Albay

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈʝexa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaˈʎexa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈʃexa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈʒexa/

  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: Ca‧lle‧ja

Proper noun

Calleja m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Derived terms

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