Calihua

Calihua Meaning & Origin

About Calihua
The surname Calihua is of indigenous origin and is commonly found in Peru. It is derived from the Quechua language, specifically from the words "Cali" meaning "house" or "home" and "hua" meaning "place" or "land." Therefore, the surname Calihua can be interpreted to mean "place of the house" or "land of the home." It likely originated as a descriptive surname to denote a person or family associated with a particular house or land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Calihua: 160
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,286
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLH
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AE1 L IH0 HH UW0
🌐 IPA
/calihua*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLH', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Calihua in Braille

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

The name Calihua in braille

How to sign the name Calihua using Sign Language

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

The name Calihua in sign language

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