Addo is a (Ghanaian) surname.
Notable people with the (Asante, Ga and Akuapim dialect) surname include:
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Aaron Addo Dankwah (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
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Adeline Akufo-Addo
Adeline Sylvia Eugenia Ama Yeboakua Akufo-Addo (née Nana Yeboakua Ofori-Atta; 17 December 1917 – 21 March 2004) was a First Lady in the second republic of Ghana as the wife of Edward Akufo-Addo and mother of Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo. ...
(1917-2004), Nana Akufo-Addo's mother
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Addoquaye Addo (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer
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Akosua Obuo Addo
Akosua is an Akan given name to a female child born on Sunday (Kwasiada). Although some might believe it is mostly practised by the Ashanti people, it is actually practised by all Akan (i.e Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Fante) people who follow tr ...
(born 1962), Ghanaian Jamaican music educator
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Charles Addo Odametey (1937–2006), Ghanaian footballer
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Daniel Addo (born 1976), Ghanaian footballer
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Daniel Addo (born 1987), Ghanaian footballer
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Daniel Addo, Ghanaian soldier and politician
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Daniel Ashley Addo (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
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David Addo (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer
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D. K. Addo, Ghanaian military personnel
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Ebenezer Kwadwo Teye Addo, Ghanaian politician
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Edmund Addo (born 2000), Ghanaian football player
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Edward Akufo-Addo
Edward Akufo-Addo (26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979) was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the " Big Six" leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and one of the founding fathers of Ghana who engaged in the fight for ...
(1906–1979), lawyer, former president of Ghana
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Elijah Amoo Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian chef
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Elizabeth Addo
Elizabeth Addo (born 1 September 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She is also the captain of the Ghana women's national football team.
Club career
Addo began her career in ...
(born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
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Emmanuel Nii Akwei Addo (born 1943), Ghanaian lawyer
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Eric Addo
Eric Pappoe Addo (born 12 November 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender. After retiring, Addo worked as a coach at PSV.
Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pa ...
(born 1978), Ghanaian footballer
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Farah Weheliye Addo
Farah Weheliye Addo ( so, Faarax Wehliye Caddoow, ar, فرح ادو), also known as Sindiko (born 1935 or 1940, died November 19, 2008), was a prominent Somali sports administrator.
Biography
Addo hailed from the Harti Abgaal clan. He spent ma ...
(born 1935 or 1940–2008), Somali sports administrator
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Felix E. Addo (born 1955), Ghanaian executive
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Frimpong Yaw Addo (born 1962), Ghanaian politician
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G. Bedu-Addo, Ghanaian military personnel
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Grace Addo (born 1960), Ghanaian politician
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Herbert Addo
Herbert Addo (24 June 1951 – 24 March 2017) was a Ghanaian Premier League football coach. He was born in Accra. He coached Hasaacas, Asante Kotoko, Ashanti Gold, Hearts of Oak, Aduana Stars and Inter Allies. He also coached Gabonese club S ...
(1951–2017), Ghanaian association football manager
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Irene Naa Torshie Addo
Irene Naa Torshie Addo (born 30 September 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency.
Early life
Irene Naa Torshie Addo was born in Osu, Accra, on ...
(born 1970), Ghanaian politician
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Ishmael Addo
Ishmael Addo (born 30 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional football striker. He is best known for his accomplishments during his career at Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak, but has also spent several years in France, Israel, Greece, Cyprus a ...
(born 1982), Ghanaian footballer
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Joan Anim-Addo
Joan Anim-Addo is a Grenadian-born academic, poet, playwright and publisher, who is Emeritus Professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture in the English and Creative Writing Department at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Academic career
Born ...
, Grenadian poet
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Joe Addo
Joseph ''Joe'' Addo (born 21 September 1971 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian Association football defender and one-time captain of the Ghana national team.
Club career
Addo went to the United States to attend college and play soccer at George Ma ...
(born 1971), Ghanaian footballer
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Joseph Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer
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Josephine Hilda Addo
Josephine Hilda Addoh is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She was the Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.
Early life and education
Addoh wa ...
, Ghanaian politician
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Joyce Bamford-Addo
Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, (born 26 March 1937) is a Ghanaian barrister and judge who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2009 to 2013. She was previously a Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice o ...
(born 1937), Ghanaian judge and politician
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J. S. Addo, Ghanaian economist
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Julius Sarkodee-Addo
Justice Julius Sarkodee-Adoo (8 September 1908 – January 1972) was the second Chief Justice of Ghana during the First Republic.
He studied law at King's College London, was admitted to Inner Temple in 1928, and was called to the Bar in ...
(1908–1972), Ghanaian judge
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Kwaku Sakyi-Addo
Kwaku Addo Sakyi-Addo is a journalist from Ghana, who was the country correspondent for both Reuters and the BBC between 1993 and 2007. He currently hosts a political talk show on Asaase Radio in Accra.
Education
Kwaku Sakyi Addo received his el ...
, Ghanaian journalist
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Kwame Addo-Kufuor
Kwame Addo-Kufuor (born 14 July 1940) is a Ghanaian politician and physician. Addo-Kufuor was a member of parliament for Manhyia, and from 2001 to 2007, he was the Minister for Defence under President John Kufuor, his brother. Between June 200 ...
(born 1940), Ghanaian politician and physician
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Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng (born 1975), British politician
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Marylyn Addo (born 1970), German virologist
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Mercy Bampo Addo, Ghanaian diplomat
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Nana Akua Addo, Ghanaian model
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Nana Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...
(born 1944), Ghanaian lawyer and politician
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Otto Addo
Nana Otto Addo (born 9 June 1975) is a German-born Ghanaian football manager and former player. He was recently the manager of the Ghana national football team, and works as a talent coach for Borussia Dortmund.
Early life
Addo was born on 9 ...
(born 1975), Ghanaian-German footballer
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Paul Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer
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Michael Ansgar Addo, Founder of H2oaqua Solutions Ltd
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Ransford Addo
Akwei Ransford Addo (born 21 July 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional association football, footballer who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder.
Career
Addo was born in Accra. He previously played for Ken Harrison Babies Col ...
(born 1983), Ghanaian footballer
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Rebecca Akufo-Addo
Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo (née Griffiths-Randolph; born 1951) is a Ghanaian public figure and the current First Lady of Ghana
as the wife of President Nana Akufo-Addo, 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
Rebecca Akufo-Addo is the d ...
(born 1951), Ghanaian public figure
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Simon Addo (born 1974), Ghanaian footballer
References
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Surnames of Ashanti origin
Surnames of Akan origin
Ghanaian surnames
Surnames of Ga origin