Obama (surname)
Obama is a surname. It most commonly refers to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
Origins
- Obama is a common Fang masculine name in western Central Africa. It means "hawk".
- Obama is a common Luo surname. It means "to lean", "to bend", "bent over", or "limping".
- Obama, also translated as Ohama or Kohama, is a Japanese surname literally meaning "little beach" or "little island". It was the surname of a samurai clan.
Notable people with this surname
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States
- *Family of Barack Obama, an extended family of American and Kenyan heritage, including:
- **Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama, and Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals
- **Barack Obama Sr., Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama
- **Sarah Onyango Obama, also known as Sarah Ogwei, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather
- **Auma Obama, paternal half-sister of Barack Obama
- **Malik Obama, paternal half-brother of Barack Obama
- Florent Obama, a Cameroonian footballer
- Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Equatoguinean prime minister 2016–23
- Jōkō Obama, a Japanese bureaucrat and politician
- Natsuki Obama, a Japanese fashion model and actor
- Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Equatoguinean prime minister 2006–08
- Youssef Obama, an Egyptian footballer