Surname اوبا (Oba 
, اوبا 
, Ohba 
) , in the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name اوبا is characteristic of 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. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Turkey. Very seldom, اوبا is the forename as well as the last name.