Obama (surname)

Obama is a surname. It most commonly refers to Barack Obama (born 1961), the 44th President of the United States.

Origins

 * Obama is a common Fang surname in western Central Africa.
 * Obama is a common Luo surname. It means "to lean", "to bend", "bent over", or "limping".
 * Obama, also translated as Ohama or Kohama, (小浜 or 小濱) 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 (born 1964), wife of Barack Obama, and Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals
 * Barack Obama Sr. (1936–1982), Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama
 * Sarah Onyango Obama (1922–2021), also known as Sarah Ogwei, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather
 * Auma Obama (born 1960), paternal half-sister of Barack Obama
 * Malik Obama (born 1958), paternal half-brother of Barack Obama
 * Florent Obama (born 1991), a Cameroonian footballer
 * Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Equatoguinean prime minister 2016–23
 * Jōkō Obama (小浜浄鉱, 1886–1948), a Japanese bureaucrat and politician
 * Natsuki Obama (小濱なつき, born 1984), a Japanese fashion model and actor
 * Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born 1961), Equatoguinean prime minister 2006–08
 * Youssef Obama (born 1994), an Egyptian footballer