Osei is both an Akan surname and a given name meaning noble" or "honorable". It is the fourth most common surname in Ghana.[1] Notable people with the name include:
Surname
edit- 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
- Kennedy Osei (born 1966), Ghanaian middle distance runner
- Kevin Osei (born 1991), French-born Ghanaian association football player
- Ransford Osei (born 1990), Ghanaian professional association football player
- Michael Osei (born 1971), Ghanaian professional 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
- John Frimpong Osei (born 1971), Ghanaian Politician
- Joseph Osei Owusu (born 1962), Ghanaian Politician
Given name
edit- 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
See also
edit- Osei, alternative spelling of Osey, a variant of the Russian first name Avsey
References
edit- ^ "Most Common Surnames in Ghana". Forebears. 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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