Chawla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਚਾਵਲਾ (cāvlā).

Proper noun

Chawla (plural Chawlas)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chawla is the 13612^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2226 individuals. Chawla is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chawla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.