Tabata (written: 田畑, 田端 or 田畠) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese footballer Bruno Tabata (born 1997), Brazilian footballer , Japanese video game director , Japanese academic , Japanese karate grand master , Japanese baseball player , Japanese sprinter , Japanese speed skater and cycle racer , Japanese politician , Japanese curler , Japanese footballer Rodrigo Tabata, Japanese-Brazilian footballer , President of the Japanese Olympic Committee , Japanese footballer , Japanese actress , Japanese sports sailor , Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist , Japanese manga artist
See also José Tábata, Venezuelan baseball player