Okoye
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Igbo Okoye, a variant of Okorie.
Proper noun
Okoye (plural Okoyes)
- A surname, from Igbo.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Okoye is the 22924th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1116 individuals. Okoye is most common among Black/African American (95.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Okoye”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN