Toivonen Explained

Toivonen is a Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 88.2% of all known bearers of the surname Toivonen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:603), 3.4% of the United States (1:1,038,078), 3.3% of Sweden (1:28,961), 1.8% of Estonia (1:7,183) and 1.4% of Australia (1:162,835).

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:603) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Southwest Finland (1:255)
• 2. Tavastia Proper (1:286)
• 3. Satakunta (1:360)
• 4. Pirkanmaa (1:390)
• 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:408)

People

Notable people with the surname include:^[2]

• Armas Toivonen (1899–1973), Finnish marathon runner
• Ester Toivonen (1914–1979), Finnish beauty pageant winner and actress
• Hannu Toivonen (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey player
• Harri Toivonen (born 1960), Finnish racing driver
• Henri Toivonen (1956–1986), Finnish rally driver
• Kalervo Toivonen (1913–2006), Finnish javelin thrower
• Kari-Pekka Toivonen (born 1967), Finnish actor
• Markus Toivonen (born 1979), Finnish musician
• Nestori Toivonen (1865–1927), Finnish sport shooter
• Ola Toivonen (born 1986), Swedish footballer
• Pauli Toivonen (1929–2005), Finnish rally driver
• Tuija Toivonen (born 1958), Finnish long-distance runner

Notes and References

1. http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/toivonen#surnames Toivonen surname distribution
2. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu