Obama (surname)
| Obama | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Little beach (Japanese) |
| Region of origin | Japan, African Great Lakes |
| Language(s) of origin | Japanese and Luo |
Obama is a surname.
Origins
- Obama is an African surname. It is not an uncommon Luo surname. The Luo word Obam means "to lean or bend". [1]
- Obama (小浜) is also a Japanese surname literally meaning "little beach". The Obama clan (小浜氏) were a samurai clan of feudal Japan.
Notable people with this surname
- Barack Obama, U.S. President
- Family of Barack Obama, an extended family of American and Kenyan heritage
- Barack Obama, Sr. (1936–1982), Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama (born 1964), wife of Barack Obama, and Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals
- Malia Obama and Sasha Obama, the daughters of Barack and Michelle Obama
- Sarah Onyango Obama (born 1922), also known as Sarah Ogwei, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather
- Sarah Obama (aunt of Barack Obama) (born 1933), aunt of Barack Obama and elder sister of his father
- Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born 1961), Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea 2006–2008
- Fernando Obama (born 1985), an Equatoguinean footballer
- Florent Obama (born 1991), a Cameroonian footballer