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