Ogbu is a given name and family name, with origins in Igbo language and commonly found in Nigeria. People with the given name Ogbu Ogbu Kalu (1942 – 2009), Nigerian theologian People with the surname Ogbu Chigozie Ogbu, Nigerian academician Derick Ogbu (born 1990), Nigerian professional footballer Igoh Ogbu (born 2000), Nigerian professional footballer John Ogbu (1939–2003), Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor Liz Ogbu, American architect, designer and urbanist Moses Ogbu (born 1991), Nigerian footballer Ollie Ogbu (born 1987), American Defensive Line coach for Wagner College Osita Ogbu, Nigerian professor of economics at the University of Nigeria Igbo names Surnames of Nigerian origin