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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Abebrese, Abeyie, Aboagye, Aboah, Aborah, Acheampong, Acquah, Addai (surname), Addo (surname), Adiyiah, Adomah, Adu (surname), Afful, Afrifa, Afriyie, Agyare, Agyei, Agyeman, Agyemang, Agyenim, Agyepong, Akosah, Akoto, Akuffo, Amankwah, Amoabeng, Amoah, Amoako, Amo (surname), Ampadu, Ampem, Ampofo, Ampomah, Amponsah, Amponsem, Ankrah, Annan (surname), Anokye, Ansah, Antwi, Appiah, Arkorful, Asamoah, Asantewaa, Asante (surname), Asare, Asiedu, Asubonteng, Awuah, Ayew, Badu (surname), Baffoe, Baffour, Bediako, Birago, Boadi (surname), Boadu, Boahen, Boakye, Boamah, Boateng, Bonsu, Brempong, Danquah, Danso (surname), Darko (surname), Donkor, Duah (surname), Dwomoh, Fordjour, Fredua, Frimpong, Gyamfi, Gyasi, Gyearbuor, Gyimah, Inkoom, Karikari (surname), Kete (surname), Konadu, Koranteng, Kouassi, Kuffour, Kumah, Kwakye, Kwarteng, Kwaten, Kyei, Kyeremateng, Manso (surname), Mensah (surname), Nkansah, Nkrumah, Nsiah, Nti (surname), Nyarko, Obeng, Oduro, Ofori, Ofosu, Okyere, Opare, Opoku, Oppong, Osei, Owusu, Peprah, Quansah, Quaye, Sakyi, Sarpong, Sintim, Takyi, Tawiah (surname), Tutu (surname), Twum, Wiafe, Yeboah, Yiadom. Excerpt: Arkorful is a surname, alternatively written as Arkoful, Akoful or simply Arko; of Ghanaian, Akan and of Fante termination. It literally, means: fitting its length, and is believed to be indigenous to the town of Apam in the Central Region of Ghana. It is also common in Mumford and extends significantly to other towns like Ekumfi Atwa, Ekumfi Narkwa, Saltpond, Cape-coast and Winneba. It can also be found in various parts of the country outside the Central Region, including Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema and Kumasi. Otherwise, some countries outside Ghana and Africa also have a significant representation, with the United States, Canada and United Kingdom leading respectively in the number of registered individuals bearing the surname. Different clans of Arkorfuls are identified by their middle names, with some of the names evolving into compound names. One of such notable middle names is "Basa," which actually gives a clue to the origin of the surname. Based on various accounts, It is believed that the surname "Arkorful" (Arkor-ful) was derived from a word exclusive to an Afroasiatic language phylum. This word is close to the Aramaic word, with the Sefaradit Transliteration Arko, which means its length . Aramaic is one of the Semitic languages, an important group of languages known almost from the beginning of human history and including also Arabic, Hebrew, Ethiopic, and Akkadian (ancient Babylonian and Assyrian). It is particularly closely related to Hebrew, and was written in a variety of alphabetic scripts. (What is usually called "Hebrew" script is actually an Aramaic script.) The -ful is a suffix signifying like as in comparable, alike or similar to; in a communal or in this case in a family sense. It was added to the name due to the influence of English in the Central Region (Fante societies) of Ghana during the early years of the slave-trade era (1451 to 1870). The origin of the surname Arko can be traced backwards through the Akan people and the
