Ngata
Ngata is a Māori surname, most commonly found among members of the Ngāti Porou iwi. The name is also occasionally found in Tonga, where it was the name of a 17th-century leader, the first Tu'i Kanokupolu.List
Notable people with the surname include:
- Sir Āpirana Ngata, New Zealand politician and lawyer
- Haloti Ngata, American football player
- Heremaia Ngata, New Zealand association footballer
- Hōri Mahue Ngata, New Zealand lexicographer, grandson of Āpirana
- Paratene Ngata, New Zealand tribal leader, farmer, and soldier
- Whai Ngata, New Zealand broadcaster, journalist, and lexicographer, son of Hōri
As a given name, Ngata may refer to:
