Family name Оба (Oba 
, 大庭 
, وبا 
) , in the entire world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Оба is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Turkey. Much less frequently, Оба is the forename as well as the last name.