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Osei

Osei is both an Akan surname and a given name meaning noble" or "honorable". It is the fourth most common surname in Ghana. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

  • Abena Osei Asare (born 1979), Ghanaian Politician
  • Anthony Akoto Osei (born 1953), Ghanaian economist and Politician
  • Charlotte Osei (born 1969), former Ghana Electoral Commissioner
  • Emmanuel Osei (born 1981), Ghanaian association football player
  • Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (born 1976), Ghanaian association football player
  • Eric Osei-Owusu (born 1963), Ghanaian Politician
  • John Frimpong Osei (born 1971), Ghanaian Politician
  • Joseph Osei Owusu (born 1962), Ghanaian Politician
  • Kennedy Osei (born 1966), Ghanaian middle distance runner
  • Kevin Osei (born 1991), French-born Ghanaian association football player
  • Michael Osei (born 1971), Ghanaian association football player
  • Mikki Osei Berko, Ghanaian actor
  • Nana Osei Bonsu II (born 1939), Regent of the Ashanti Kingdom
  • Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II (born 1950), Asantehene
  • Ransford Osei (born 1990), Ghanaian professional association football player
  • Teddy Osei (1937–2025), Ghanaian musician

Given name

  • Osei Bonsu (died 1824), Asantehene
  • Osei Kofi Tutu I (died 1717), founder of the Ashanti Confederacy
  • Osei Kwadwo, Ashanti king
  • Osei Kwame Panyin, Asantehene
  • Osei Telesford (born 1983) Trinidadian Footballer

References

References

  1. (2014). "Most Common Surnames in Ghana". Forebears.
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