Around the globe, Abata (Abata 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name Abata is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare dominantly female, but infrequently male name, Nigeria, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and China. Also, Abata is the last name as well as the forename.