Osei

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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

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

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