Obama (surname)

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

Obama is a surname.

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:
  - 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
  - Sarah Onyango Obama (born 1922), also known as Sarah Ogwei, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather
  - Bo (dog) (born 2008), 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

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See also

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

References

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

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