Caleca

Caleca Meaning & Origin

About Caleca
The surname Caleca is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Calogero, which means "beautiful old man" or "beautiful old one" in Greek. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Calogero. The name Caleca is primarily found in the Sicilian region of Italy and is relatively rare.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Caleca: 360
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 56,710
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Caleca 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 Caleca is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C04020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA0 L EH1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/kɑˈlɛkə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Caleca in Braille

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

The name Caleca in braille

How to sign the name Caleca using Sign Language

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

The name Caleca in sign language

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