Uba is an Igbo name. The Igbo or Ibo are people from Southeastern Nigeria. Notable people with the name include: Abdalla Uba Adamu (born 1956), Nigerian academic, educator, publisher, filmmaker, ethnomusicologist, and media scholar Bashir Uba Mashema, Nigerian politician Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba (born 1958), Nigerian politician Garba Umaru Uba Yauri, Nigerian politician Kembo Uba Kembo (1947–2007), Congolese football midfielder Michael Uba, Nigerian actor, comedian, and radio personality Ovwigbo Uba (born 1962), Nigerian boxer Pamela Uba, Nigerian-Irish scientist, model, and beauty pageant titleholder Reginald Uba (1911–1972), Estonian middle-distance runner Salihu Zaway Uba, retired Nigerian Army officer Titus Uba (born 1965), Nigerian politician Toomas Uba (1943–2000), Estonian sports journalist Ugochukwu Uba (born 1949), Nigerian politician