Mata, sometimes Matta, is a Portuguese and Spanish surname.
It may refer to: Abelardo Mata (born 1946), Nicaraguan Roman Catholic bishop Benjamin Mata (born 1998), Cook Islands footballer 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 Max Mata (born 2000), New Zealand footballer 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