How common is the surname Okoye?

1,116 people in the United States had the surname Okoye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,654 Americans. It ranked 22,924th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Okoye?

Stan Okoye, American-Nigerian basketball player, followed by Lawrence Okoye.

Where is the surname Okoye most common?

Wikidata records people named Okoye in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Okoye getting more or less common?

More common. 638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,116 in 2010, up 75%.

The surname Okoye

An Igbo surname, carried by 1,116 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Okoye is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

Igbo origin

Borrowed from Igbo Okoye, a variant of Okorie.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,116 people named Okoye in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,654 Americans. That is up 75% since 2000, when the Census counted 638.

#22,924

rank among US surnames

1,116

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+74.9%

change since 2000 (was #33,690)

Who is named Okoye

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

95% of people named Okoye identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.3%
White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Okoyes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stan Okoye
American-Nigerian basketball player, born 1991
Lawrence Okoye
British discus thrower and American football player (born 1991)

Notable Okoyes come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Okoye come from?: Borrowed from Igbo Okoye, a variant of Okorie.
How common is the surname Okoye?: 1,116 people in the United States had the surname Okoye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,654 Americans. It ranked 22,924th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Okoye?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Okoye identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Okoye?: Stan Okoye, American-Nigerian basketball player, followed by Lawrence Okoye.
Where is the surname Okoye most common?: Wikidata records people named Okoye in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Okoye getting more or less common?: More common. 638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,116 in 2010, up 75%.