Okpala is a Nigerian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chika Okpala (born 1950), Nigerian comedian Godwin Okpala (born 1949), Nigerian Anglican bishop Michael Okpala (1939-2001), Nigerian wrestler Ngor Okpala, Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria Nneka Okpala (born 1988), New Zealand triple-jumper Kennedy Okpala (born 2004), German footballer KZ Okpala (born 1999), Nigerian and American basketball player Sylvanus Okpala (born 1961), Nigerian footballer Victor Okpala, Nigerian entrepreneur, culture curator andfounder of NABSolute Media
See also Okpala Junction attack, terrorist attack in Ngor Okpala LGA, Imo State, Nigeria in 2023