Around the globe, חבקוק (Habakkuk 
, Habakuk 
, חבקוק ) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom feminine given name. The first name חבקוק is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female name, Israel, where it is a rare male name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Tanzania, and the United States. Also, חבקוק is the last name as well as the forename.