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:Toivonen surname distribution Southwest Finland (1:255) Tavastia Proper (1:286) Satakunta (1:360) Pirkanmaa (1:390) Päijänne Tavastia (1:408)
People Notable people with the surname include:http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu
Aaro Toivonen (born 2005), Finnish footballer 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 Hugo Toivonen (born 2005), Finnish footballer 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
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