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Throughout the world, ホヤ (Hoya , ホヤ ) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The given name ホヤ is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare female name, Israel, where it is a rare epicene name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, ホヤ is the last name as well as the forename.
ホヤ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .