In the world, Hoja (Hoja 
, 호자 
, Хожа 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Hoja is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare male name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Tanzania, India, and Kazakhstan. Likewise, Hoja is the last name as well as the forename.