Kita (surname)
# Kita (surname)

Kita is a Japanese and Polish surname. As a Japanese surname it might be written various ways in kanji (e.g. 北 meaning "north"; 木田 meaning "field of trees"; 喜多 meaning "many happinesses"). As a Polish surname it is derived from the nickname "kita", which means "crest bunch sheaf; tail". Notable people with the surname include:

* Atsushi Kita (北 篤, born 1988), Japanese baseball outfielder
* Candace Kita (born 1967), American actress
* Hideki Kita (喜多 秀喜, born 1952), Japanese long-distance runner
* Ikki Kita (北 一輝, 1883–1937), Japanese philosopher
* Kazuma Kita (北 一真, born 1981), Japanese football goalkeeper
* Kensuke Kita (喜多 建介, born 1977), Japanese vocalist and guitarist
* Morio Kita (北 杜夫, 1927–2011), Japanese novelist
* Przemysław Kita (born 1993), Polish football striker
* Regina Wasilewska-Kita (born 1951), Polish politician
* Rentaro Kita (北 廉太郎, 1920–1940), Japanese ryūkōka singer
* Seiichi Kita (喜多 誠一, 1886–1947), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army
* Sumire Kita (喜田 純鈴, born 2001), Japanese gymnast
* Takuya Kita (北卓也, born 1972), Japanese basketball coach
* Toshiyuki Kita (喜多 俊之, born 1942), Japanese furniture designer
* Yasushi Kita (喜多 靖, born 1978), Japanese football defender
* Waldemar Kita (born 1953), Polish businessman
