Obama (surname)

Obama (surname)
Obama
Family name
Meaning Little beach (Japanese), to be twisted (Swahili)
Region of origin Japan, East Africa
Language(s) of origin Japanese, Swahili

Obama is a surname.

Contents

Origins

  • It is an African (Luo) surname. The origin of the name is based on the Luo verb that means “to be bent” or “to be twisted.”[1] It is not an uncommon Luo surname.[2] The name comes from Swahili and refers to members of the Luo tribe who converted to Islam.[3]
  • Obama (小浜) is also a Japanese surname literally meaning "little beach"[4]. 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, Kenyan, and Indonesian 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
    • 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

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