Obama (surname)
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".
- Obama 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., Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama
- **Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama, and Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals
- **Sarah Onyango Obama, also known as Sarah Ogwei, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather
- **Bo , a pet dog of the Obama family
- **Sunny , a pet dog of the Obama family
- Florent Obama, a Cameroonian footballer
- Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Equatoguinean prime minister since 2016
- Jōkō Obama, a Japanese bureaucrat and politician
- Natsuki Obama, a Japanese fashion model and actor
- Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Equatoguinean prime minister 2006–08
- Youssef Obama, an Egyptian footballer
