, also read as Kawata, is a common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Atsuko Kawada (born 1965), Japanese actress Jun Kawada, poet Junko Kawada (born 1974), J-pop singer , Japanese footballer Mami Kawada, J-pop singer Ryuhei Kawada (born 1976), Haemophiliac and member of the House of Councillors Shinji Kawada (born 1971), Japanese voice actor Toshiaki Kawada (born 1963), Japanese professional wrestler Kazuhiro Kawata (born 1982), Japanese football player Satoshi Kawata (born 1951), Japanese nanotechnologist Taeko Kawata (born 1965), Japanese voice actress Taizo Kawada (1944–2026), Japanese golf critic and designer Kikuji Kawada (born 1933), Japanese photographer , Japanese archer Yukiyosi Kawada, Japanese mathematician
Fictional characters Noriko Kawada, a character in Digimon Adventure Shogo Kawada, a character in Battle Royale
See also Kawada, Gunma, Japan