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    The surname Okonkwo

    A surname, carried by 1,081 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O252

    Okonkwo: #23,500 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Okonkwo #23,500, 1,081 people Okonkwo: #23,500 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Okonkwo #23,500, 1,081 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Okonkwo is more common than 85.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,081 people named Okonkwo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 285,611 Americans. That is up 94% since 2000, when the Census counted 557.

    #23,500
    rank among US surnames
    1,081
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +94.1%
    change since 2000 (was #37,591)

    Who is named Okonkwo

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

    95% of people named Okonkwo identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.6% as two or more races and 1.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Okonkwo?
    1,081 people in the United States had the surname Okonkwo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 285,611 Americans. It ranked 23,500th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Okonkwo?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Okonkwo identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Okonkwo getting more or less common?
    More common. 557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,081 in 2010, up 94%.