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
Fictional characters
Ikuyo Kita (喜多 郁代) , a fictional character from Bocchi the Rock!.
Shinsuke Kita (北 信介) is the team captain of the Inarizaki High School Volleyball team in the sports anime Haikyuu!!