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Around the globe, הושע (Hosea , Osee , הושע ) is a common mostly masculine, but infrequently female given name. The given name הושע 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 epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, הושע is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Hosea | Indonesia, Kenya, United States, Tanzania, Nigeria |
Osee | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Cameroon, United States, Nigeria |
הושע | Israel |
הושע 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).