Gawenda is a Polish-language surname. Variant: Gawęda; Czech-language variant: Gavenda. Notable people with this surname include:

  • Jerzy Gawenda [pl] (1917-2000), polish lawyer, politician and statesman
  • Husky Gawenda, singer-songwriter and principal writer, lead singer and guitarist of an Australian indie folk band Husky
  • Michael Gawenda (born 1947), Australian journalist