Mutō (武藤 "warrior wisteria") is a Japanese surname. It is also romanized as Muto, Mutoh or Mutou.
- Mutou Valley - valley in the Flaming Mountains
People named Muto include:
- Azumi Muto, actress
- Keiji Mutoh, wrestler
- Toshirō Mutō (武藤敏郎, Mutō Toshirō?), Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan
- Hideki Mutoh, race car driver currently racing in the IndyCar Series
Fictional characters named Muto:
- Kazuki Muto of Buso Renkin
- Nobuyushi Muto
- Mutō Kaname of Yahiko no Sakabatō
- Muto Kenji, Muto Shizuka, and Muto Yuki of Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori trilogy.
- Rikako Mutō, the female lead from the anime Ocean Waves
- Yugi Mutou (Yugi Muto) and Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Muto) of Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Ashirogi Muto of Bakuman.