Other notable Tongans with the surname include American footballer Haloti Ngata.
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Ngata is a Māori surname, most commonly found among members of the Ngāti Porou iwi.
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The name is also occasionally found in Tonga, where it was the name of a 17th-century leader, the first Tu'i Kanokupolu.
Several schools have houses named after him, including Rangiora High School, Tauranga Boys' College, Rotorua Intermediate, Cashmere High School, Te Aute College (where Ngata went), and Te Puke High School.