Chovanec

Chovanec (; feminine: Chovancová, in Slovak also Chovanecová) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The word chovanec is an archaic term for 'adoptee'. Notable people with the surname include:

Ján Chovanec (born 1984), Slovak footballer Jozef Chovanec (born 1960), Czech-Slovak footballer and manager Marián Chovanec (born 1957), Slovak bishop Milan Chovanec (born 1970), Czech politician Patrick Chovanec (born 1970), American economist Zdeněk Chovanec (2004–2026), Czech-Venezuelan racing driver