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Akuffo (also Akufo) is an Akan language patronymic surname with Akuapem-Akropong origins. Notable people with the surname include: Asare Akuffo, Ghanaian accountant, banker and entrepreneur Edward Akufo-Addo (1906–1979), President of Ghana from 1970 to 1972 Emily Akuffo (1933 or 1934–2022), First Lady of Ghana from 1978 to 1979 Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian soldier and politician George Akuffo Dampare (born 1970), Ghanaian police officer Gloria Akuffo, Ghanaian lawyer and politician (born 1954), Ghanaian academic Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow, Ghanaian academic, journalist and broadcasting e

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Akuffo (also Akufo) is an Akan language patronymic surname with Akuapem-Akropong origins. Notable people with the surname include: Asare Akuffo, Ghanaian accountant, banker and entrepreneur Edward Akufo-Addo (1906–1979), President of Ghana from 1970 to 1972 Emily Akuffo (1933 or 1934–2022), First Lady of Ghana from 1978 to 1979 Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian soldier and politician George Akuffo Dampare (born 1970), Ghanaian police officer Gloria Akuffo, Ghanaian lawyer and politician (born 1954), Ghanaian academic Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow, Ghanaian academic, journalist and broadcasting executive Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944), President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025 Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III (born 1986), Ghanaian traditional ruler Ohenewa Akuffo (born 1979), Canadian freestyle wrestler Sophia Akuffo, Ghanaian lawyer and judge

==See also== Kouffo

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