Around the globe, 日向 (Hyuga 
, 日向 
, Хина 
, among others...) is quite a rare unisex given name. The given name 日向 is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare girly name, Indonesia, where it is a rare unisex name, and Russia, where it is a very rare primarily female, but very infrequently boy's name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Indonesia, China, and Bulgaria. Also, 日向 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Hyuga | Myanmar, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Guatemala |
| 日向 | China |
| Хина | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Хината | Russia |
| Hyūga | United States, Brazil |
日向 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| 日向 方齊 JP (b. 1906) |
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| 日向 明子 Japanese actress (1955-2011), JP (b. 1955) |
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| 日向野義幸 politician, JP (b. 1958) |
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| 日向旦 JP (b. 1955) |
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| 日向武史 Japanese manga artist, JP (b. 1972) |
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| 日向秀和 Japanese guitarist, JP (b. 1976) |
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| 日向未南 Japanese voice actress, JP |
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| 日向稀美 Japanese voice actress, JP (b. 1996) |
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| 日向ななみ Japanese actor and seiyū, JP (b. 1997) |
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| 日向萌 JP (b. 1992) |
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