Achebe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Igbo Achebe.

Proper noun

Achebe (plural Achebes)

1. A surname from Igbo.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Achebe is the 132206^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 128 individuals. Achebe is most common among Black/African American (96.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Achebe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.