Around the world, 犬 (Ino 
, 犬 
, Kai Ken 
) is quite a common epicene forename. The forename 犬 is characteristic of Croatia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare girly name, and Albania, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, India, and Nigeria. Also, 犬 is the last name as well as the forename.
犬 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ino , the queen in Greek mythology; Ino Yamanaka , the fictional character from Naruto and Ino Sakura , the fictional character from Dropout Idol Fruit Tart, Ochikobore Fruit Tart.