Nwankwo is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Nwankwo Kanu, OON (born 1976), Nigerian footballer Nwankwo Obiora (born 1991), Nigerian footballer Nwankwo Tochukwu (born 1986), Nigerian footballer Surname Christy Nwankwo, Rivers State Judge Ike Nwankwo (born 1973), Nigerian-American basketball player Nkem Nwankwo (1936–2001), Nigerian novelist and poet Simeon Nwankwo (born 1992), Nigerian footballer