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 | Slovakia, United States, Czechia, Germany, Canada |
| Chovanec | Slovakia, United States, Czechia, Poland, Canada |
| Schovanec | Slovakia, United States, Czechia, France, Canada |
| Хованец | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |