All around the world, Hovanec (Hovanec 
, Chovanec 
, Schovanec 
) is a very rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine forename. The forename Hovanec is habitual in Slovakia, where it is a rare male name, and China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Much more frequently, Hovanec is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hovanec | Canada, Slovakia, Germany, United States, Czechia |
| Chovanec | Canada, Poland, Slovakia, United States, Czechia |
| Schovanec | Canada, Slovakia, France, United States, Czechia |
| Хованец | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia |