Akan Submitted Surnames

Akan names are used by the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aboah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Agyare Akan
Meaning unknown.
Agyei Akan
Meaning unknown.
Agyeman Akan
Derived from an Akan male personal name denoting a fourteenth-born boy but also interpreted as ‘savior of the nation’.
Amankona Akan
Meaning unknown.
Amissah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Annan Western African, Akan
Means "fourth-born child" in Akan.
Appiah Akan
Appiah is derived from an Akan male personal name of unexplained etymology.
Asamoah Western African, Akan
From the given name Asamoah. A famous bearer is the retired Ghanaian soccer player Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-).
Asante Western African, Akan
From the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.
Assamoah Akan, Western African
Variant of Asamoah
Baffoe Western African, Akan
Ghanaian surname of unknown meaning.
Boakye Akan
Meaning unknown.
Boateng Western African, Akan
Means "someone who is humble to God" in Akan. This is among the most common surnames in Ghana. Famous bearers include half-brothers Jérôme (1988-) and Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-), both of whom are German soccer players.
Dabie Akan (Latinized, Modern)
Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
Dorkenoo Akan
Meaning unknown.
Dwamena Akan
Meaning unknown.
Essien Western African, Akan, Ibibio, Efik
Means "sixth born child" in Akan, possibly deriving from the given name Nsia. As a Nigerian name it is derived from a given name (found among the Ibibio and Efik people) denoting the son the family lineage depends on, possibly meaning either "a child who belongs to everyone" or "the child who takes charge of outside matters"... [more]
Gyasi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Kofi Akan
From the given name Kofi
Kyekyeku Akan
Meaning unknown.
Manu Western African, Akan
Means "second-born child" in Akan.
Mensah Western African, Akan
Means "third-born son" in Akan.
Ogyampah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Owusu Western African, Akan
Means "strong-willed, determined" in Akan.
Oyiakwan Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sakyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sarpei Akan
Meaning unknown.
Siaw Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.
Siriboe Akan
Meaning unknown.
Takyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Tweneboa Akan
Meaning unknown.
Wiredu Akan
Meaning unknown.