Seppä Surname

169,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Seppä Surname User-submission:

Seppä means 'blacksmith' in Finnish.

Seppä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,4091:2,282355
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Estonia611:21,6693,800
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Seppa (979) are calculated separately.

Seppä Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Seppä means 'blacksmith' in Finnish.

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Seppä Last Name Facts

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

Seppä occurs most in Finland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Seppa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seppä? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,164th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,855,621 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Seppä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 2,409 people, or 1 in 2,282. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent live and Kymenlaakso, where 11 percent live. Aside from Finland Seppä occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Seppä Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Seppä earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 26.34% less than the national average, earning 254,912 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning R 135,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seppa93979/
Seppi802,152/
Seppe80311/
Seppy80114/
Sepip807/
Seppö801/
Seppey73666/
Sieppi73395/
Sepper73251/
Sheppy73243/
Sheppe73200/
Sceppa73103/
Seppie7397/
Sheppa7397/
Seppet7326/
Seppeh7324/
Sceppe7323/
Seippa7317/
Seppio7310/
Seppes734/
Seppae733/
Jseppi732/
Sceppi732/
Setppe731/
Sseppi731/
Szeppe731/
Seppee730/
Seeppy730/
Seippe730/
Sheppi730/
Sepe6717,323/
Sepa673,308/
Sepi672,613/
Scheppe67537/
Sheppey67220/
Shepper6774/
Sheppit6749/
Scheppy6740/
Seppich6736/
Sheppie6728/
Sheppee6725/
Sheppet6713/
Sepy6712/
Soeppoe679/
Sheppei675/
Shepped673/
Sepé672/
Shaeppi672/
Seppeit671/
Scieppe671/
Shoeppy671/
Seppaya671/
Scieppa671/
Scheppi671/
Seppois671/
Szeppai671/
Szepper671/
Shaeppe670/
Siepper670/
Sceppey670/
Scepper670/
Shoeppe670/

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