Family name Hokum (Hokum 
) , across the world, is a very rare last name. The cognomen Hokum is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, Canada, where it is a very rare surname, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, India, and New Zealand. Likewise, Hokum is the forename as well as the last name.