Ngata is a

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

surname, most commonly found among members of the

Ngāti Porou Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand ...

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

. The name is also occasionally found in

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

, where it was the name of a 17th-century leader, the first

Tu'i Kanokupolu Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, ...

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Notable people with the surname include: * Sir

Āpirana Ngata Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950) was a prominent New Zealand statesman. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have served in Parliament in the mid-20th century, and is also known for his work ...

(1874–1950), New Zealand politician and lawyer * Lady

Arihia Ngata Arihia Kane Ngata, Lady Ngata, (née Tāmati; 1879 – 18 April 1929) was a New Zealand community leader. Born at Whareponga, she married Āpirana Ngata at age sixteen, and together they had fifteen children. During the First World War she orga ...

(1879–1829), New Zealand community leader, wife of Āpirana *

Haloti Ngata Etuini Haloti Ngata (; born January 21, 1984) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Oregon and earned consensus All-American honors. Ngata was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fi ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Heremaia Ngata Heremaia "Harry" Ngata (born 24 August 1971) is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder. Club career Ngata began his career with Hull City in England, and may have been the first Maori footballer to play in t ...

(born 1971), New Zealand association footballer * Sir

Henare Ngata Henare is a Māori surname, originally an adaptation of the English name Henry. It is also (usually historically) encountered as a given name. Prominent people with the surname Henare include: * Bryan Henare, rugby league player *George Henare, act ...

(1917–2011), Māori leader and son of Āpirana and Arihia *

Hōri Ngata Hōri Mahue Ngata (8 August 1919 – 15 February 1989) was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant, lexicographer and the grandson of Sir Āpirana Ngata. He served in the 28th New Zealand (Mao ...

(1919–1989), New Zealand lexicographer, grandson of Āpirana and Arihia *

Paratene Ngata Paratene Ngata (1849? – 15 December 1924) was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou leader, storekeeper, soldier, farmer and Native Land Court assessor. He was born near Waiomatatini in the Waiapu Valley, possibly in September 1849. His father was Wirem ...

(c. 1849–1924), New Zealand tribal leader, farmer, and soldier *

Whai Ngata Tanara Whairiri Kitawhiti "Whai" Ngata (c. 1942 – 3 April 2016) was a Māori broadcaster, journalist, and lexicographer. Ngata worked for Radio New Zealand from 1975 to 1983, before moving to Television New Zealand. He led the Māori de ...

(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 {{surname, Ngata Māori-language surnames Tongan-language surnames