Last name Hoax (Hoax 
, Hoaks 
) , throughout the world, is a rare family name. The last name Hoax is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a very rare surname, New Zealand, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Hoax is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Hoax | Australia, France, Indonesia, United States |
| Hoaks | United States, New Zealand |
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5th duke of cleveland hoax US (b. 1983) |
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| saint hoax artist and activist living in Beirut but capitalizing on american pop culture |
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