Obama (surname)

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

Obama

Origin
Language(s)	Fang and Luo, Japanese
Meaning	Little beach (Japanese)
Region of origin	African Great Lakes, Middle Africa, Japan

Origins

• Obama is a common Fang surname in western Central Africa.
• Obama is a common Luo surname. The Luo word Obam means "to lean or bend".^[1]
• Obama (小浜 or 小濱) is a Japanese surname literally meaning "little beach"

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
  • Pets:
    • Bo (dog) (2008–2021), a pet dog of the Obama family
    • Sunny (dog) (born 2012), a pet dog of the Obama family
• Florent Obama (born 1991), a Cameroonian footballer
• Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Equatoguinean prime minister since 2016
• 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

See also

• Obama (disambiguation)
• Ohama (disambiguation)
• Kohama (disambiguation)

References

1. "What do the words "Barack" and "Obama" literally mean?". Dictionary.com. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2016.