# 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](/source/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](/source/Abena_Osei_Asare) (born 1979), Ghanaian Politician
* [Anthony Akoto Osei](/source/Anthony_Akoto_Osei) (born 1953), Ghanaian economist and Politician
* [Charlotte Osei](/source/Charlotte_Osei) (born 1969), former [Ghana Electoral Commissioner](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Ghana)
*[Emmanuel Osei](/source/Emmanuel_Osei) (born 1981), Ghanaian association football player
*[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour](/source/Emmanuel_Osei_Kuffour) (born 1976), Ghanaian association football player
*[Eric Osei-Owusu](/source/Eric_Osei-Owusu) (born 1963), Ghanaian Politician
*[John Frimpong Osei](/source/John_Frimpong_Osei) (born 1971), Ghanaian Politician
*[Joseph Osei Owusu](/source/Joseph_Osei_Owusu) (born 1962), Ghanaian Politician
*[Kennedy Osei](/source/Kennedy_Osei) (born 1966), Ghanaian middle distance runner
*[Kevin Osei](/source/Kevin_Osei) (born 1991), French-born Ghanaian association football player
*[Michael Osei](/source/Michael_Osei_(footballer%2C_born_1971)) (born 1971), Ghanaian association football player
*[Mikki Osei Berko](/source/Mikki_Osei_Berko), Ghanaian actor
*[Nana Osei Bonsu II](/source/Nana_Osei_Bonsu_II) (born 1939), Regent of the Ashanti Kingdom
*[Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II](/source/Otumfuo_Nana_Osei_Tutu_II) (born 1950), Asantehene
*[Ransford Osei](/source/Ransford_Osei) (born 1990), Ghanaian professional association football player
*[Teddy Osei](/source/Teddy_Osei) (1937–2025), Ghanaian musician

== Given name ==
*[Osei Bonsu](/source/Osei_Bonsu) (died 1824), Asantehene
*[Osei Kofi Tutu I](/source/Osei_Kofi_Tutu_I) (died 1717), founder of the Ashanti Confederacy
*[Osei Kwadwo](/source/Osei_Kwadwo), Ashanti king
*[Osei Kwame Panyin](/source/Osei_Kwame_Panyin), Asantehene
*[Osei Telesford](/source/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](/source/Avsey)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Given name|type=both}}

Category:Akan given names
Category:Surnames of Akan origin

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