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    The surname Chawla

    A Punjabi surname, carried by 2,226 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C400

    Chawla: #13,612 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Chawla #13,612, 2,226 people Chawla: #13,612 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chawla #13,612, 2,226 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chawla is more common than 91.6% of them.

    Origin

    Punjabi origin

    Borrowed from Punjabi ਚਾਵਲਾ (cāvlā).

    One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,226 people named Chawla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,700 Americans. That is up 63% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,369.

    #13,612
    rank among US surnames
    2,226
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +62.6%
    change since 2000 (was #18,582)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,603Cassity2,227138,637
    #13,612Rowlands2,226138,700
    #13,616Wootton2,225138,762

    Who is named Chawla

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Chawla identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Chawlas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kalpana Chawla
      American astronaut, 1962–2003

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Chawla

    Chawla has the Soundex code C400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C400.

    Other Punjabi surnames

    All 39 Punjabi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chawla come from?
    Borrowed from Punjabi ਚਾਵਲਾ (cāvlā).
    How common is the surname Chawla?
    2,226 people in the United States had the surname Chawla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,700 Americans. It ranked 13,612th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chawla?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chawla identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Chawla?
    Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut.
    Where is the surname Chawla most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chawla in the United States.
    Is the surname Chawla getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,369 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,226 in 2010, up 63%.