Kita is a Japanese and Polish surname. As a Japanese surname it might be written various ways in kanji (e.g. meaning "north"; meaning "field of trees"; 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:
, Japanese baseball outfielder Candace Kita (born 1967), American actress , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese philosopher , Japanese football goalkeeper , Japanese vocalist and guitarist , Japanese novelist Przemysław Kita (born 1993), Polish football striker Regina Wasilewska-Kita (born 1951), Polish politician , Japanese ryūkōka singer , lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army , Japanese gymnast , Japanese basketball coach , Japanese furniture designer , 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!!
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