Adjei, Agyei, Ajai, Aja yi and other variety of spelling is a global common surname among people from Ghana (Asanti, Bono, Akuapem, Akim, Krachi, etc.) and other African countries, India, other Asian countries, and Europe. It means "Agya" (Fire in the sky-Suns. There are other suns in the sky other than our own. "Yi" has many meaning, but in this instance, it means "This, that, and those." Agya yi This sun or suns, but usually referred to God. The author is a Ghanaian, Asanti, with advanced degrees now based in USA.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Daniel Adjei (born 1995), footballer for Hashtag United
David Adjei (born 1977), Ghanaian footballer
Eric Adjei (born 1984), Ghanaian footballer
Francis Adjei, Ghanaian footballer
Joseph Adjei (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer
Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer
Mamé Adjei (born 1991), Ghanaian-American model
Mavis Adjei, Ghanaian actor
Natey Adjei (born 1989), Canadian football player
Richard Adjei (born 1983), German bobsledder
Sammi Adjei (born 1973), Ghanaian footballer
Sammy Adjei (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer
Samuel Adjei (born 1992), Swedish footballer
Simon Adjei (born 1993), Swedish footballer
^Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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