Globally, Хайек (Hayek 
, Hajek 
, Hajeka 
) is a rare epicene forename. The forename Хайек is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Tunisia, where it is a rare masculine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. Much more prevalently, Хайек is the last name as well as the forename.