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Cognomen Hoste (Host , Hoste , הוסט ) , worldwide, is a common last name. The cognomen Hoste is habitual in Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Slovakia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Belgium, the United States, and France. Very seldom, Hoste is the forename as well as the last name.