Surname
Ōba
Ōba (大場) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + place, and Wikidata lists 69 notable people with this family name.
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What Ōba means
大
big, great
場
place
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Ōba mean big + place. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Ōba
Kenji Oba 大場 健史Japanese association football player
Akira Oba 大場 啓Japanese association football player
Sakae Ōba 大場 栄Imperial Japanese Army officer (1914-1992)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.