Okonkwo is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Okonkwo
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Okonkwo

How popular is Okonkwo?

Okonkwo is common in Nigeria.

Okonkwo is ranked 1767 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Okonkwos grew by 94.0754 per cent to 1081 since 2000 and ranked 23500 after elevating 14091 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 94.91 89.77
Others 2.59 5.75
White 1.67 1.44
Hispanic or Latino 0.74 2.69
Okonkwo is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 306922 people have been found who wears Okonkwo as their family name. Okonkwo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
135,535 Australia9
83,411 Czech Republic8
101,066 Zimbabwe5
122,390 Belarus4
35,789 Turkey3
10,762 Hungary3
394 The Gambia3
16,605 Austria3
184,212 France3
8,993 Tunisia3
1,500,361 India2
7,574 Bangladesh2
18,625 Japan2
20,186 Kenya2
19,093 Finland2
2,835 Libya2
18,035 Egypt2
1,421 Gabon2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
20,595 China2
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
12,741 Ecuador1
49,101 Denmark1
169,904 Brazil1
5,872 Namibia1
28,746 Algeria1
14,618 Guyana1
42,479 Greece1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
24,421 Slovakia1
7,895 South Korea1
5,916 Mozambique1
2,196 Liberia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
9,591 Panama1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
7,279 Wales45
28,564 Switzerland36
20,103 Norway33
52,947 Netherlands31
43,662 Belgium30
4,554 Senegal14
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,961 Ireland93
676 Belize93
28,433 Spain90
4,262 Kuwait87
3,722 Qatar68
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
643 Iceland60
Countries with hundreds of Okonkwo:
3,149 Ghana959
1,819 Benin937
3,900 Cameroon892
17,127 Germany605
11,594 Poland525
14,763 South Africa420
3,725 Scotland164
13,194 Malaysia126
31,340 Canada107
Countries with thousands of Okonkwo:
3,911 England1,931
25,870 United States1,184
Countries with hundred thousands of Okonkwo:
35 Nigeria298,181
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Okonkwo Namesakes

  • Onyekachi Okonkwo, Soccer player
  • Adaeze Okonkwo, Charles Okonkwo's sister
  • Anthonia Okonkwo, Michael Okonkwo's mother
  • Kenneth Okonkwo, Actor
  • Digger Okonkwo, Soccer player
  • Ifeanyichukwu E. R. Okonkwo, Author
  • Ifeoma Okonkwo, Kenneth Okonkwo's wife
  • Patrick Ikechukwu Okonkwo, Author
  • Reuben Obi Okonkwo-Muogbo, Author
  • Gabriel Okey Okonkwo, Film producer

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