Keita (surname) explained
Keita is a surname. The Malian family name is normally written Keïta, sometimes Kéita. Kéïta is a hypercorrection. In reference to non-modern figures, or in anglophone countries such as The Gambia and Liberia the tréma (¨) or acute accent (´) is not used. Notable people with the surname include:
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- Abdoulaye Keita, Guinean footballer and coach
- Abdoulaye Khouma Keita (born 1978), Senegalese footballer
- Abdul Kader Keïta (born 1981), Ivorian footballer
- Adama Kéïta (born 1990), Malian footballer
- Alhassane Keita (born 1983), Guinean footballer
- Alphousseyni Keita (born 1985), Malian footballer
- Brahima Keita (born 1985), Ivorian footballer
- Brima Keita, Sierra Leonean football manager
- Cheick Keita (born 1996), Malian footballer
- Daba Modibo Keïta (born 1981), Malian Olympic taekwondo athlete
- Fadel Keïta (born 1977), Ivorian footballer
- Fantamady Keita (born 1949), Malian footballer
- Idrissa Keita (born 1977), Ivorian footballer
- Ismaël Keïta (born 1990), Malian footballer
- Karounga Keïta (born 1941), Malian footballer, coach and official
- Ladji Keita, (born 1983), Senegalese footballer
- Mohamed Keita (footballer) (born 1991), Guinean footballer
- Muhamed Keita (born 1990), Norwegian footballer
- Naby Keïta (born 1995), Guinean footballer
- Naman Keïta (born 1978), French Olympic track and field athlete
- Nantenin Keïta (born 1984), French Paralympic athlete
- Salif Keïta (born 1946), former Malian footballer
- Salif Keita (born 1975), Senegalese footballer
- Sega Keita (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
- Sekou Keita (born 1979), Liberian former footballer
- Seydou Keita (born 1980), Malian footballer
- Sidi Yaya Keita (born 1985), Malian footballer
- Souleymane Keïta (born 1986), Malian footballer
- Souleymane Keita (born 1987), Senegalese footballer
- Tidjan Keita (born 1996), French-Guinean basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
