Kotei is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amon Kotei (1915–2011), Ghanaian artist and surveyor David Kotei (born 1950), Ghanaian boxer James Kotei (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer J. E. A. Kotei, military pilot and diplomat Robert Kotei (1935–1979), Ghanaian soldier, athlete, and politician