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 (born 1967), 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
See also Ari Parata, a fictional character in the soap opera Home and Away Wi Parata v. the Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand legal precedent