Toivonen

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. 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:


 * 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