Parata (surname)
Parata is a Māori surname. It is a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".
Notable people with the surname Parata include:
- Campbell Parata, rugby union player
- Dean Parata, Italy international rugby league footballer
- Gail Parata, netball coach and player
- Heke Parata, pseudonym of artist Shona Moller
- Hekia Parata, politician
- Katherine Te Rongokahira Parata, tribal leader
- Ned Parata, New Zealand rugby union administrator
- Reihana Parata, weaver
- Rory Parata, Australian-born Irish rugby union player
- Selwyn Parata, Māori leader
- Taare Parata, politician
- Tame Parata, politician
- Wiremu Parata, politician