Mata (surname)

Mata, sometimes Matta, is a Portuguese and Spanish surname.

It may refer to:
 * Bryan Mata (born 1999), Venezuelan baseball player
 * Clinton Mata (born 1992), Angolan footballer
 * Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), Mexican conductor and composer
 * Ernesto Mata (1915–2012), Filipino military figure
 * Francisco Mata (1932–2011), Venezuelan singer and composer
 * Juan Mata (born 1988), Spanish footballer
 * Lorenzo Mata (born 1986) Mexican-American basketball player
 * Marcelino da Mata (1940–2021), Guinean-Português Army officer
 * Marcos Mata (born 1986), Argentine basketball player
 * Mario Suárez Mata (born 1987), Spanish footballer
 * Marta Mata (1926–2006), Spanish pedagogue and politician
 * Néstor Mata (1926–2018), Filipino journalist
 * Olga Mata, Venezuelan woman detained for publishing a humorous TikTok video
 * Vicente de la Mata (1918–1980), Argentine footballer
 * Werner Mata (fl. 1969–1973), American soccer player