Nugawela () is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Nugawela (died 2007), Sri Lankan army officer, planter and company director Derrick Nugawela, Sri Lankan army officer, planter and banker E. A. Nugawela (1898–1972), Sri Lankan army officer, lawyer, politician and cabinet minister Punchi Banda Nugawela, Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and Diyawadana Nilame (1916–1937)
See also Nugawela (disambiguation)