'''Osei''' is both an Akan surname and a given name meaning noble" or "honorable". It is the fourth most common surname in Ghana.<ref name="forebears">{{cite news |title=Most Common Surnames in Ghana |url=https://forebears.io/ghana#surnames |accessdate=1 October 2019 |work=Forebears |date=2014}}</ref> 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
==See also== *Osseyi, alternative spelling of Osei more common in the neighboring country Togo *Osei, alternative spelling of Osey, a variant of the Russian first name Avsey
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Akan given names Category:Surnames of Akan origin