Forename Hosea

Worldwide, Hosea (Hosea , הושע ) is a common primarily male, but scarcely female given name. The given name Hosea is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common masculine name, Namibia, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Indonesia. Also, Hosea is the last name as well as the forename.

Hosea is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Hosea

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Hosea	Tanzania, United States, Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia
הושע	Israel

First names said to be same

Hoséa, Osée, and Осия

First name Hosea in the context

Hosea is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hosea , the biblical character, Epistle to the Romans and Hosea , the operatic character in the opera Judith (Matthus).