Czech surnames
Chovanec: what the name means
Chovanec: foster child.
In January 2017, 3,009 people in Czechia were named Chovanec or Chovancová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Ostrava236
- Around Uherský Brod207
- Around Praha180
- Around Opava172
- Around Frýdek-Místek118
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Chovanec mean?
Chovanec: foster child.
How many people are called Chovanec in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,009 people in Czechia were named Chovanec or Chovancová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Chovanec most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Ostrava (236), Uherský Brod (207), Praha (180).