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Ghanaian names (or personal names in Ghana) consist of several given names and surnames based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Mole-Dagombas, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds to the day in the week when they were born. These day names have further meanings concerning the ...
Jerry John Rawlings. Akwasi Afrifa, soldier and former politician and head of state of Ghana. Joseph Arthur Ankrah, soldier and second head of state of Ghana. David Anumle Hansen, Ghana Navy Chief of Naval Staff. Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, lieutenant general; commissioned as a lieutenant in 1954 and seconded to the British army on the Rhine.
Akan names. The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin ...
The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. [29] Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. [27][30] The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". [31]
Kwaku (Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, Kouakou), is an Akan given name for male children born on Wednesday to the Akan and Ewe ethnic groups. Akan birthday names are associated with appellations that give an indication of the character of people born on such days. [1] Typical appellations for Kwaku are Atobi, Daaku or Bonsam meaning evil.
Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi, Ashanti, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta, and Nzema, among others. The Akan subgroups all have cultural attributes in common; most notably the tracing of royal matrilineal descent in the inheritance of property, and for succession to high ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Ghanaian origin" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ababio;
Oku Ampofo (1908–1998), sculptor, medical doctor. El Anatsui (born 1944), Ghanaian sculptor; lives in Nigeria. Kwadwo Ani (born 1966), painter. Anita-Pearl Ankor, painter, muralist. Kofi Antubam (1922–1964), artist and designer. Philip Kwame Apagya (born 1958), portrait photographer.