In the world, คุก (Cook 
, Kaug 
, Khuk 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name คุก is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a rare feminine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and the United States, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, China, and Nigeria. Predominantly, คุก is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Cook | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| Kaug | Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Myanmar, Brazil |
| Khuk | Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| คุก | Thailand |
คุก is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cook , the character from 2015 film 'Cinderella'; Cook , the character from 1998 film 'You Lucky Dog'; Cook Smurf , the Smurfs character, The Smurfs; Cook , the character from The BFG and Cook , the operatic character in the opera The Love for Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev; giant custodian of the three oranges, among other works.