Worldwide, Hoshea (Осия 
, Hoshea 
, הושע ) is a rare epicene first name. The given name Hoshea is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare boy's name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare female name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Israel, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Much less frequently, Hoshea is the last name as well as the forename.