What is "nkrumah"

Nkrumah is an Ashanti surname. Notable people with the Ashanti surname include:

• Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), the first Prime Minister and then first President of Ghana.
• Fathia Nkrumah (1932–2007), wife of Kwame Nkrumah and First Lady of Ghana.
• Samia Nkrumah (born 1960), Ghanaian journalist and politician.
• Gamal Nkrumah (born 1959), Ghanaian journalist.
• Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 1979), Ghanaian skier.