Osei is both an Akan surname and a given name meaning 'noble' or 'honorable'. It is the fourth most 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 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
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