Michelena

Michelena Meaning & Origin

About Michelena
The surname Michelena is of Basque origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "mikel," meaning "Michael," and "ena," a suffix indicating "son of." Therefore, Michelena can be interpreted to mean "son of Michael." It is a patronymic surname commonly found in the Basque Country and surrounding regions.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Michelena: 387
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 53,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MXLN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0204050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IH2 CH AH0 L AA1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/michelena*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MXLN', 'MKLN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M245

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Michelena in Braille

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

The name Michelena in braille

How to sign the name Michelena using Sign Language

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

The name Michelena in sign language

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