Guadalajara

Guadalajara Meaning & Origin

About Guadalajara
The surname Guadalajara is of Spanish origin and is derived from the place name Guadalajara, which is a city in central Spain. The name Guadalajara is believed to have Moorish origins, with "wadi al-hijara" meaning "valley of stones" in Arabic. Therefore, the surname Guadalajara likely refers to someone who either hailed from the city of Guadalajara or had ancestral ties to the region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Guadalajara: 283
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,392
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTLJR
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G030402060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G W AA2 D AH2 L AH0 HH AA1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/gˌwɑˌdələˈhɑrə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTLJR', 'KTLHR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G342

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Guadalajara in Braille

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

The name Guadalajara in braille

How to sign the name Guadalajara using Sign Language

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

The name Guadalajara in sign language

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