Sepetis Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Sepetis Surname User-submission:

This last name comes from the Turkish word, sepet, which means 'basket' and its origin is in Asia minor, the western coast of Turkey in which before 1922 used to live great number of Greek people.

The last name, Sepetis, in this context, means 'person who makes baskets'.

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Sepetis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece711:156,05325,589
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Šepetis (1) are calculated separately.

Sepetis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This last name comes from the Turkish word, sepet, which means 'basket' and its origin is in Asia minor, the western coast of Turkey in which before 1922 used to live great number of Greek people.

The last name, Sepetis, in this context, means 'person who makes baskets'. It probably has a Greek origin from an ancestor's occupation.

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Sepetis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sepetis is most common in Greece. It can occur as: Šepetis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sepetis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sepetis reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 156,053. In Greece it is most numerous in: Central Greece, where 70 percent reside and Attica, where 30 percent reside. Aside from Greece this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Sepetis Last Name Statistics demography

Sepetis earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $49,534 CAD per year.

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