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Family name Hovan (Hovan , Хован ) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Hovan is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is quite a rare surname, Slovakia, and Ukraine, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Ukraine, and Hungary. Very seldom, Hovan is the forename as well as the last name.