Across the world, حكومة (حكومة 
) is a rare largely boy's, but seldom girly first name. The first name حكومة is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Libya, where it is a rare masculine name, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Algeria, and Iraq. Also, حكومة is the last name as well as the forename.