Obama (surname)

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| meaning = Limping (Luo)
Little beach (Japanese)

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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 surname in western Central Africa.
Obama is a common Luo surname. It means "to lean", "to bend",{{cite web|title=What do the words "Barack" and "Obama" literally mean?|url=http://blog.dictionary.com/barack-obama-name/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120193533/http://blog.dictionary.com/barack-obama-name/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2013|website=Dictionary.com|accessdate=28 June 2016|date=3 September 2010}} "bent over", or "limping".{{Cite news |last=Bearak |first=Max |date=2021-12-01 |title=The fascinating tribal tradition that gave Obama his last name |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/19/the-fascinating-tribal-tradition-that-gave-obama-his-last-name/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0190-8286}}
Obama, also translated as Ohama or Kohama, (小浜 or 小濱) is a Japanese surname literally meaning "little beach" or "little island". It was the surname of a samurai clan.{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Ken |date=2014-11-24 |title=Why Does a Japanese Town Share a Name With a U.S. President? |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-11-24/maphead-ken-jennings-obama-japan-barack-obama |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US}}

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. (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
Florent Obama (born 1991), a Cameroonian footballer
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Equatoguinean prime minister 2016–23
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