Osei Surname

1,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Osei Surname User-submission:

Osei is a Ghanaian surname but also used as a forename, originating from the tribe of the Fante in Ghana, it holds a good reputation, anyone who has this name is very lucky. Some famous people who had this name are Osei Bonsu (Former Asantehene, died 1824), Osei Kwadwo (Ashanti King, died 1777),and Osei Kwame Panyin (Asantehene, died 1803).

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Osei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana294,4041:923
United States2,3811:152,23015,634
England2,3771:23,4403,261
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Nigeria5321:332,97518,161
Canada4231:87,1059,640
Spain2101:222,62914,806
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
France1301:510,94471,022
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Italy751:815,42364,079
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Norway261:197,78022,769
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Iceland241:15,8371,339
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China131:105,178,5825,529
Finland121:458,05828,977
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Togo91:805,3086,372
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380

Osei (41,397) may also be a first name.

Osei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Osei is a Ghanaian surname but also used as a forename, originating from the tribe of the Fante in Ghana, it holds a good reputation, anyone who has this name is very lucky. Some famous people who had this name are Osei Bonsu (Former Asantehene, died 1824), Osei Kwadwo (Ashanti King, died 1777),and Osei Kwame Panyin (Asantehene, died 1803). The meaning of this name is 'Noble' and 'Honorable.'

- Micah Kwadjo Enim

Osei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Osei Come From? nationality or country of origin

Osei (Arabic: آوسي, Georgian: ოსეი, Oriya: ଓେଷଇ, Russian: Осеи) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,813th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,090 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osei live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 21,618th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 41,397 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 294,404 people, or 1 in 92. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Osei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osei last name are 42.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Osei earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.68% less than the national average, earning 243,378 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning R 272,988 per year; in United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning $41,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oseji894,580/
Ossei892,919/
Oseyi89874/
Oshei89142/
Oseid89113/
Hosei8988/
Gosei8945/
Oseia8911/
Oseit893/
Oseij893/
Oseie892/
Ohsei892/
Ousei892/
Oseui892/
Oseiy891/
Oosei891/
Oseih891/
Osi8670,451/
Ose8613,739/
Osseyi80745/
Oussei80161/
Hoseit8083/
Oseije8044/
Hoseid8042/
Osegie8032/
O'Shei8031/
Osejie8029/
Oseias8022/
Hoseie8022/
Oishei8021/
Hossei8013/
Housei806/
Osheji805/
Odseid805/
Hoseia803/
Goshei803/
Goseji802/
Osehia802/
Osseis802/
Osehji802/
Osheio801/
Osoeie801/
Hoseui801/
Otseia801/
Osseui801/
Gousei801/
Goosei801/
Gossei801/
Osieyi801/
Oseuyi801/
Osheid800/
Osee7514,949/
Osae7513,637/
Oses7513,268/
Hose755,895/
Oshi755,584/
Gose755,540/
Osse754,968/
Oser754,690/
Osia754,544/
Oseh753,417/
Otse752,990/
Osai752,928/
Ojei752,838/
Osis752,511/
Ossi752,273/
Gosi752,084/
Osea751,804/
Oshe751,542/
Oset751,420/
Ohse751,314/
Osip751,294/
Osit75981/
Hosi75835/
Asei75739/
Osie75688/
Oise75630/
Ozei75533/
Ousi75509/
Osih75460/
Oese75381/
Osoi75313/
Osue75311/
Osii75284/
Esei75277/
Otsi75264/
Oose75210/
Osid75140/
Osci75139/
Oisi75139/
Osep75135/
Ouse75122/
Usei75118/
Oesi75117/
Osed75108/
Osey7574/
Osez7550/
Uose7545/
Osge7543/
Osce7537/
Oosi7536/
Oseu7534/
Oszi7532/
Osoe7532/
O'Se7530/
Osji7517/
Osui7514/
Osze7513/
Oysi7513/
Osiy7510/
Osić759/
Ozse758/
Osgi757/
Osée756/
Osej754/
Ohsi754/
Odse753/
Ocei753/
Osyi753/
Oyse752/
Oeci752/
Osye751/
Oxse751/
Oxsi751/
Ojse751/
Osje751/
Houssei73150/
Hosheit7323/
Ousseii7313/
Ossieyi739/
Osiegie739/
Ousseid735/
Ousseyi733/
Oseihie732/
Ossoeio731/
Houseii731/
Gouseia731/
Oscheji731/
Hoseias731/
Ozseyit731/
Goussei731/
Hosseii731/
Hoissei731/
Oishi67137,195/
Hoshi6784,168/
House6781,697/
Osuji6781,127/
Gosai6774,566/
Ossai6768,241/
Osoji6757,807/
Hosea6730,903/
Hosoi6730,461/
Gosse6716,255/
Hossi6716,133/
Osses6715,686/
Oshea6712,368/
Oshio6710,415/
Goshi676,793/
Osawe676,513/
Hosey675,995/
Oyshi675,957/
Oishe675,499/
Osayi674,012/
Osejo673,742/
Gouse673,735/
Ossey673,235/
Hosie673,225/
Hosse673,211/
Ochei672,914/
Osaji672,395/
Hoose672,257/
Osier672,013/
Oyshe671,985/
Oshie671,953/
Ossio671,875/
Oussi671,765/
Goshe671,753/
Osher671,477/
Goose671,390/
Osiya671,206/
Hasei67962/
Hoser67918/
Hoese67819/
Gossi67775/
Ousse67755/
Osowe67721/
Gosiy67672/
Ousey67648/
Osiej67637/
Oseph67633/
Otsui67564/
Oshii67556/
Hosia67503/
Oseha67493/
Osche67487/
Osuyi67478/
Osaye67464/
Oseya67462/
Gosey67462/
Gousi67430/
Osaje67411/
Osais67386/
Osijo67383/
Hoscheit67333/
Hoshe67325/
Osset67323/
Otsai67285/
Ossip67283/
Hosai67266/
Hosid67264/
Oshai67255/
Osser67232/
Hoset67226/
Ossie67216/
Ouses67199/
Ogeji67193/
Oseas67186/
Osaid67182/
Oosse67181/
Hoses67176/
Ojeih67163/
Osiyo67161/
Osuje67156/
Ossoe67124/
Oseah67116/
Osoyi67103/
Osiyi6790/
Ossea6787/
Oseye6787/
Oshue6787/
Gosea6785/
Gosoe6782/
Outse6780/
Hoseh6774/
Gosae6773/
Assei6773/
Oshih6773/
Ossee6769/
Orzei6769/
Hotse6768/
Osaai6765/
Oseja6761/
Oushi6759/
Ussei6758/
Osaih6758/
Oseje6758/
Osiet6757/
Uosis6756/
Aseip6756/
Oshet6755/
Gosie6753/
Eseyi6752/
Ohsie6751/
Goise6750/
Oshee6748/
Odsey6740/
Odser6739/
Hotsi6738/
Osiji6738/
Ashei6738/
Osgie6737/
Otseh6735/
Osoye6734/
Gosyi6733/
Otsea6733/
Housi6733/
Aseid6732/
Ohser6732/
Osees6732/
Oseer6730/
Ozsez6730/
Gosoi6729/
Eouse6729/
Oehse6729/
Oecih6727/
Osoih6726/
Ousji6726/
Hoyse6725/
Oship6725/
Gosee6725/
Osseh6724/
Osiye6724/
Osipp6723/
Husei6723/
Ossep6723/
Ossit6722/
Osieh6722/
Oshey6721/
Ossis6721/
Otset6721/
Hosip6720/
Otsoi6720/
Osaia6720/
Aseis6718/
Hosep6718/
Hoise6717/
Oiser6717/
Osuye6717/
Essei6717/
Ossoi6717/
Ousis6717/
Oesze6717/
Osech6716/
Useip6716/
Hosxe6716/
Ousea6715/
Oshoe6715/
Ozeyi6715/
Osess6715/
Ooses6714/
Osija6714/
Hosui6713/
Atsei6713/
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Osicz6713/
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Oseep6712/
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Eszei6712/
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Aseyi6711/
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Osaie6710/
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Osije679/
Gosci679/
Ouhsi679/
Osaue679/
Ushei678/
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Hosit678/
Orzsi678/
Hgose678/
Ooshi677/
Oseyo677/
Oshae677/
Aseia677/
Useia677/
Ousep676/
Osits676/
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Ogeia676/
Adsei676/
Osget676/
Ozeii676/
Outsi676/
Gouseiah675/
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Oesea675/
Osoio675/
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Osoje675/
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Ositt673/
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Ouser673/
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Oysis671/
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Oseey671/
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Oosii671/
Otshi671/
Ozeit671/
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Ousej671/
Ousge671/
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Osseï671/
Ossée671/
Oseua671/
Osgai671/
Osidz671/
Osiep671/
Osiph671/
Oysee671/
Oyses671/
Oyssi671/
Ohuse671/
Oisse671/
Oisée671/
Ogeii671/
Odssi671/
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O'Scheid671/
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Gosih671/
Gozei671/
Aesei671/
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Oscid671/
Osaio671/
Oshid671/
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Osish671/
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Osett671/
Oesej671/
Ohsae671/
Osaii671/
Oseyh671/
Oiset671/
Oisje671/
Oitse671/
Eseii671/
Eshei671/
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Ozeih671/
Osxhi671/
Oszih671/
Osijy671/
Oseed671/
Oseez671/
Ousai671/
Otsje671/
Oysui671/
Ozxse671/
Ozsoi671/
Ohxsi671/
O'She671/
Uoshi671/
Gojsi671/
Oshes670/
Ohsee670/
Hodsi670/
Oscea670/
Oscie670/
Osetz670/
Housseis670/

Osei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osei in the Georgian language
ოსეიosei-
Osei in the Oriya language
ଓେଷଇoesa'i66.67
ଓେସଇoesa'i33.33
Osei in the Russian language
Осеиosei-
Osei in the Arabic language
آوسيawsy-
اوسيawsy-

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