In all the world, Hovan (Hovan 
, Хован 
) is a rare primarily male, but very seldom female first name. The given name Hovan is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare boy's name, Vietnam, where it is a very rare boy's name, and India, where it is an extremely rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine name. More prevalently, Hovan is the last name as well as the forename.