Osei is both a surname and a given name. It is the fourth 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

Kennedy Osei (born 1966), Ghanaian middle distance runner

Kevin Osei (born 1991), French-born Ghanaian association football player

Kweku Osei (born 1990), Ghanaian professional 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

Osei Kuffour Wiafe, (born 1986) lives and works in Brisbane, Australia

See also

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

References

Akan given names

Surnames of Akan origin

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