Worldwide, Hossa (Hossa 
, هوسا 
, Hausse 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom female first name. The given name Hossa is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Egypt. More prevalently, Hossa is the last name as well as the forename.