Korhonen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Korhonen.

Proper noun

Korhonen (plural Korhonens)

1. A surname from Finnish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Korhonen is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Korhonen is most common among White (94.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Korhonen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 338.

Finnish

Etymology

korho (“hard of hearing, deaf; sturdy, hulking; proud; (of hair) frizzy”) +‎ -nen, through the former word's use as a byname/nickname. Originally an eastern Finnish, Savonian-Karelian surname. First recorded in the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorhonen/, [ˈko̞rho̞ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -orhonen
• Syllabification^(key): Kor‧ho‧nen

Proper noun

Korhonen

1. a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname

Declension

Inflection of Korhonen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Korhonen	Korhoset
genitive		Korhosen	Korhosten Korhosien
partitive		Korhosta	Korhosia
illative		Korhoseen	Korhosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Korhonen	Korhoset
accusative	nom.	Korhonen	Korhoset
	gen.	Korhosen
genitive		Korhosen	Korhosten Korhosien
partitive		Korhosta	Korhosia
inessive		Korhosessa	Korhosissa
elative		Korhosesta	Korhosista
illative		Korhoseen	Korhosiin
adessive		Korhosella	Korhosilla
ablative		Korhoselta	Korhosilta
allative		Korhoselle	Korhosille
essive		Korhosena	Korhosina
translative		Korhoseksi	Korhosiksi
abessive		Korhosetta	Korhositta
instructive		—	Korhosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Korhonen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Korhoseni Korhoseni accusative nom. Korhoseni Korhoseni gen. Korhoseni genitive Korhoseni Korhosteni Korhosieni partitive Korhostani Korhosiani inessive Korhosessani Korhosissani elative Korhosestani Korhosistani illative Korhoseeni Korhosiini adessive Korhosellani Korhosillani ablative Korhoseltani Korhosiltani allative Korhoselleni Korhosilleni essive Korhosenani Korhosinani translative Korhosekseni Korhosikseni abessive Korhosettani Korhosittani instructive — — comitative — Korhosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Korhosesi Korhosesi accusative nom. Korhosesi Korhosesi gen. Korhosesi genitive Korhosesi Korhostesi Korhosiesi partitive Korhostasi Korhosiasi inessive Korhosessasi Korhosissasi elative Korhosestasi Korhosistasi illative Korhoseesi Korhosiisi adessive Korhosellasi Korhosillasi ablative Korhoseltasi Korhosiltasi allative Korhosellesi Korhosillesi essive Korhosenasi Korhosinasi translative Korhoseksesi Korhosiksesi abessive Korhosettasi Korhosittasi instructive — — comitative — Korhosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Korhosemme Korhosemme accusative nom. Korhosemme Korhosemme gen. Korhosemme genitive Korhosemme Korhostemme Korhosiemme partitive Korhostamme Korhosiamme inessive Korhosessamme Korhosissamme elative Korhosestamme Korhosistamme illative Korhoseemme Korhosiimme adessive Korhosellamme Korhosillamme ablative Korhoseltamme Korhosiltamme allative Korhosellemme Korhosillemme essive Korhosenamme Korhosinamme translative Korhoseksemme Korhosiksemme abessive Korhosettamme Korhosittamme instructive — — comitative — Korhosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Korhosenne Korhosenne accusative nom. Korhosenne Korhosenne gen. Korhosenne genitive Korhosenne Korhostenne Korhosienne partitive Korhostanne Korhosianne inessive Korhosessanne Korhosissanne elative Korhosestanne Korhosistanne illative Korhoseenne Korhosiinne adessive Korhosellanne Korhosillanne ablative Korhoseltanne Korhosiltanne allative Korhosellenne Korhosillenne essive Korhosenanne Korhosinanne translative Korhoseksenne Korhosiksenne abessive Korhosettanne Korhosittanne instructive — — comitative — Korhosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Korhosensa Korhosensa accusative nom. Korhosensa Korhosensa gen. Korhosensa genitive Korhosensa Korhostensa Korhosiensa partitive Korhostaan Korhostansa Korhosiaan Korhosiansa inessive Korhosessaan Korhosessansa Korhosissaan Korhosissansa elative Korhosestaan Korhosestansa Korhosistaan Korhosistansa illative Korhoseensa Korhosiinsa adessive Korhosellaan Korhosellansa Korhosillaan Korhosillansa ablative Korhoseltaan Korhoseltansa Korhosiltaan Korhosiltansa allative Korhoselleen Korhosellensa Korhosilleen Korhosillensa essive Korhosenaan Korhosenansa Korhosinaan Korhosinansa translative Korhosekseen Korhoseksensa Korhosikseen Korhosiksensa abessive Korhosettaan Korhosettansa Korhosittaan Korhosittansa instructive — — comitative — Korhosineen Korhosinensa

Related terms

• Korhola

Statistics

• Korhonen is the most common surname in Finland, belonging to 21,882 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.