Hirvonen Surname

51,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Hirvonen Surname User-submission:

Hirvonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish male first name Hirvo, which derives from the Finnish word hirvi, meaning 'moose'.

Hirvonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland9,2041:59749
Sweden2781:35,4202,866
Estonia1231:10,7461,543
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Australia811:333,28028,364
Israel771:111,13812,490
Canada371:995,82774,831
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Norway191:270,64728,127
Austria131:655,03358,041
England111:5,065,278148,650
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Latvia41:512,51230,386
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397

Hirvonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hirvonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish male first name Hirvo, which derives from the Finnish word hirvi, meaning 'moose'.

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Hirvonen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hirvonen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hirvonen occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirvonen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,152nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 727,082 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hirvonen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 9,204 people, or 1 in 597. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 29 percent are found, North Karelia, where 22 percent are found and Northern Savonia, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Finland Hirvonen is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Hirvonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hirvonen last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Hirvonen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning 285,476 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $50,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $48,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khirvonen94105/
Hervonen8851/
Hirvanen8849/
Khyrvonen827/
Ervonen805/
Iorvanen754/
Khyrvonyn718/
Chervonin714/
Chervonina6712/
Ervanen674/
Cherbonnen670/

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