Family name Кавабата (Kawabata 
, 川畑 , Кавабата 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Кавабата is characteristic of Aland Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Hong Kong, where it is a rare surname, and Japan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, Japan, and the United States. Much less frequently, Кавабата is the forename as well as the last name.