Okeke is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin. Notable people with the surname include: Aham Okeke (born 1969), Nigerian-born Norwegian sprinter Chidi Okeke (born 1996), American football player Chidinma Okeke (born 2000), Nigerian professional footballer Chika Okeke-Agulu (born 1966), Nigerian artist Chuma Okeke (born 1998), American basketball player Daniel Okeke (born 2001), Irish rugby union player David Okeke (born 1998), Italian basketball player Edward Ikem Okeke (1942–1995), a Nigerian politician Francisca Nneka Okeke, physicist Gideon Okeke, Nigerian actor Henry Okeke, Nigerian Anglican bishop Janet Okeke (born 2006), Canadian soccer player Jid Okeke (born 2004), German footballer Michael Okeke (born 2005), English footballer Nkem Okeke, Nigerian politician Obi Okeke, multiple people Pius N. Okeke (born 1941), Nigerian astronomer and educator P.N. Okeke-Ojiudu (1914–1995), Nigerian first republic politician and businessman Simon Okeke (born 1936), Nigerian politician Uzooma Okeke (born 1970), Canadian football player Uche Okeke (1933–2016), Nigerian artist Valerian Okeke (born 1953), Nigerian Catholic prelate Vivian Okeke, Nigerian diplomat