Achebe is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin.which means one who is protected by the gods. It is also a unisex Igbo name.
Notable people with the surname include Alfred Achebe (born 1941), 21st Obi of Onitsha Chinedu Achebe (born 1977), former American football player Chinua Achebe (1930–2013), Nigerian novelist, poet and critic Nancy Achebe, Nigerian librarian and information scientist Nwando Achebe (born 1970), Nigerian academic, feminist scholar, and historian
See also Achebe (character), a fictional character in Marvel comics
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