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.
Notable people with the surname include
Āpirana Ngata (1874–1950), New Zealand politician and lawyer
Arihia Ngata (1879–1829), New Zealand community leader, wife of Āpirana
Haloti Ngata (born 1984), American football player
Heremaia Ngata (born 1971), New Zealand association footballer
Henare Ngata (1917–2011), Māori leader and son of Āpirana and Arihia
Hōri Ngata (1919–1989), New Zealand lexicographer, grandson of Āpirana and Arihia Joseph Ngata (born 2001), American football player Paratene Ngata (c. 1849–1924), New Zealand tribal leader, farmer, and soldier Whai Ngata (c. 1942–2016), New Zealand broadcaster, journalist, and lexicographer, son of Hōri
As a given name, Ngata may refer to: Ngata Prosser Pitcaithly (1906–1991), New Zealand principal and educator