Callejas

See also: callejas

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Callejas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Proper noun

Callejas (plural Callejases)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Callejas is the 8665^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3792 individuals. Callejas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.49%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Callejas

1. plural of Calleja

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Callejas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 272.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˈʝexas/ [kaˈʝe.xas]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈʝexas/ [kaˈʝe.xas]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaˈʎexas/ [kaˈʎe.xas]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈʃexas/ [kaˈʃe.xas]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈʒexas/ [kaˈʒe.xas]

• Rhymes: -exas
• Syllabification: Ca‧lle‧jas

Proper noun

Callejas m or f by sense

1. a surname