Keita (surname)

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:

Politics

• Aoua Kéita (1912–1980), Malian independence activist and writer
• Bintou Keita (born 1958), UN Diplomat
• Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–2022), Malian politician
• Karim Keïta (born 1979), Malian politician, son of the above
• Modibo Keïta (1915–1977), first President of Mali
• Modibo Keita (1942–2021), Malian politician and former Prime Minister
• Sundiata Keita (c. 1217 – c. 1255), founder of the Mali Empire
  • Keita dynasty, ruling dynasty of the Mali Empire

Entertainment

• Balla Moussa Keïta (1934–2001), Malian actor and comedian
• Mamady Keïta (1950–2021), Guinean master drummer
• Mamani Keïta (born 1965), Malian singer
• Salif Keita (born 1949), Malian singer-songwriter
• Seckou Keita (born 1978), Senegalese musician
• Seydou Keïta (1921–2001), Malian self-taught portrait photographer

Sport

• 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