Chwala
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Chwała.
Proper noun
Chwala (plural Chwalas)
- A surname from Polish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chwala is the 116829th 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)
- a surname