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 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, (å°Âæµ or å°Â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 (born 1961), 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. (1934âÂÂ1982), Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama
- Sarah Onyango Obama (1922âÂÂ2021), 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 2016âÂÂ23
- JÃ
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 Obama (å°ÂæµÂæµÂé±, 1886âÂÂ1948), a Japanese bureaucrat and politician
- Natsuki Obama (å°Â濱ãªã¤ãÂÂ, born 1984), a Japanese fashion model and actor
- Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born 1961), Equatoguinean prime minister 2006âÂÂ08
- Youssef Obama (born 1994), an Egyptian footballer
See also
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