Chukwu
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Chukwu (plural Chukwus)
- A surname from Igbo.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chukwu is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Chukwu is most common among Black/African American (95.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chukwu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334.
Igbo
Etymology
From chí (“god”) + úkwú (“great”).
Proper noun
Chúkwú
- (Odinani) Chukwu (a supreme deity)
- (Christianity) God