Chwala

See also: chwalą, chwała, and chwałą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Chwała.

Proper noun

Chwala (plural Chwalas)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chwala is the 116829^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 149 individuals. Chwala is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chwala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 335.

German

Alternative forms

• Chvala, Chwalla

Etymology

From Czech Chvála or Slovak Chvála or Polish Chwała.

Proper noun

Chwala m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Chwalas or (with an article) Chwala, feminine genitive Chwala, plural Chwalas)

1. a surname