Osei Explained

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

• 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

• 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

• Osei, alternative spelling of Osey, a variant of the Russian first name Avsey

Notes and References

1. News: Most Common Surnames in Ghana . 1 October 2019 . Forebears . 2014.