In the world, Chovanec (Hovanec 
, Chovanec 
, Хованец 
) is a very rare male given name. The first name Chovanec is characteristic of Slovakia, where it is a rare boy's name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Predominantly, Chovanec is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hovanec | Germany, Czechia, United States, Canada, Slovakia |
| Chovanec | Czechia, United States, Poland, Canada, Slovakia |
| Хованец | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |