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    The surname Calleja

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,868 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C420

    Calleja: #15,639 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Calleja #15,639, 1,868 people Calleja: #15,639 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Calleja #15,639, 1,868 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Calleja is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Calleja.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,868 people named Calleja in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,247.

    #15,639
    rank among US surnames
    1,868
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +49.8%
    change since 2000 (was #19,931)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,635Strawbridge1,869165,193
    #15,639Diazdeleon1,868165,281
    #15,647Epling1,867165,370

    Who is named Calleja

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Calleja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Callejas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joe C.
      American rapper (1974–2000)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Calleja

    Calleja has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Calleja come from?
    From Spanish Calleja.
    How common is the surname Calleja?
    1,868 people in the United States had the surname Calleja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. It ranked 15,639th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Calleja?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Calleja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Calleja?
    Joe C., American rapper (1974–2000).
    Where is the surname Calleja most common?
    Wikidata records people named Calleja in the United States.
    Is the surname Calleja getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,868 in 2010, up 50%.