Pita is a surname and a masculine given name. In the Māori language, it is a transliteration of the name Peter. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Afelee F. Pita (born 1958), Tuvaluan diplomat Alonso Pita da Veiga (1485–1490), Spanish nobleman and military officer Ana Inés Jabares-Pita (born 1987), Spanish stage designer Carlos Pita (footballer) (born 1984), Spanish football player Carlos Pita (politician) (born 1951), Uruguayan physician, politician and diplomat Cristian Pita (born 1995), Ecuadorian cyclist Dan Pița (born 1938), Romanian film director Dino Pita (born 1988), Swedish basketball player Elisala Pita (died 2016), Tuvaluan politician Félix Pita Rodríguez (1909–1990), Cuban journalist and poet Gabriel Pita da Veiga (1909–1993), Spanish admiral Hortensia Blanch Pita (1914–2004), Cuban writer Igor Pita (born 1989), Portuguese football player Juana Rosa Pita, poet, writer, editor and translator Juliette Pita (born 1964), American politician Le Tagaloa Pita, Samoan politician María Pita (1565–1643), heroine of the defense of A Coruña during the 1589 Siege of Coruña by the English Armada Maruxa Pita (1930–2025), Spanish missionary and teacher Marwin Pita (born 1985), Ecuadorian football player Paulo Pita (born 1994), Brazilian football player
Given name Pita Ahki (born 1992), New Zealand rugby player Pita Alatini (born 1976), Tongan-born New Zealand rugby player Pita Bolatoga (born 1984), Fijian football player Pita Driti, Fijian soldier Pita Elisara (1976–2018), Samoan American football player Pita Godinet (born 1987), Samoa rugby player Pita Limjaroenrat (born 1980), Thai businessman and politician Pita Lus (1935–2021), Papua New Guinean politician Pita Maile (born 1990), Tongan rugby player Haimona Pita Matangi (–1839), New Zealand tribal leader Pita Moko (1885–1943), New Zealand land agent Pita Nacuva, Fijian politician Pita Naruma (born 1959), Fijian rugby player Pita Nwana (1881–1968), Nigerian novelist Pita Paraone (1945–2019), New Zealand politician Pita Rabo (born 1977), Fijian football player Pita Sharples (born 1941), New Zealand Māori academic and politician Pita Simogun (c. 1900 – 1987), Papua New Guinean politician Pita Gus Sowakula (born 1994), Fijian professional rugby player Pita Tamindei (c. 1918 – 1968), Papua New Guinean politician Pita Taufatofua (born 1983), Tongan athlete Pita Taumoepenu (born 1994), American football player
Pseudonym Pita, pseudonym of Peter Rehberg (1968–2021), a European electronic musician Pita Amor, pseudonym of Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein (1918–2000), Mexican poet
Nickname Pita (footballer) or Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves (born 1958), Brazilian football player
See also Pitta (surname)