Seppä Surname
Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname
Seppä Surname User-submission:
Seppä means 'blacksmith' in Finnish.
Seppä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2,409 | 1:2,282 | 355 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Seppa (979) are calculated separately.
Seppä Surname Meaning
Seppä Demographics
Average Seppä Salary in
Norway
254,912 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Seppä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seppä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seppä is found most in Finland. It can occur as a variant: Seppa. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seppä? popularity and diffusion
Seppä is the 169,164th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,855,621 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Seppä reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 2,409 people, or 1 in 2,282. In Finland Seppä is most common in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 11 percent reside. Barring Finland this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Estonia, where 2 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seppa | 93 | 979 | / |
| Seppi | 80 | 2,152 | / |
| Seppe | 80 | 311 | / |
| Seppy | 80 | 114 | / |
| Sepip | 80 | 7 | / |
| Seppö | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seppey | 73 | 666 | / |
| Sieppi | 73 | 395 | / |
| Sepper | 73 | 251 | / |
| Sheppy | 73 | 243 | / |
| Sheppe | 73 | 200 | / |
| Sceppa | 73 | 103 | / |
| Seppie | 73 | 97 | / |
| Sheppa | 73 | 97 | / |
| Seppet | 73 | 26 | / |
| Seppeh | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sceppe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Seippa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Seppio | 73 | 10 | / |
| Seppes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Seppae | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jseppi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sceppi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Setppe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sseppi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szeppe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seppee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seeppy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seippe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sheppi | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sepe | 67 | 17,323 | / |
| Sepa | 67 | 3,308 | / |
| Sepi | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Scheppe | 67 | 537 | / |
| Sheppey | 67 | 220 | / |
| Shepper | 67 | 74 | / |
| Sheppit | 67 | 49 | / |
| Scheppy | 67 | 40 | / |
| Seppich | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sheppie | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sheppee | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sheppet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sepy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Soeppoe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sheppei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shepped | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sepé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaeppi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seppeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scieppe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoeppy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seppaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scieppa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheppi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seppois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szeppai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szepper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaeppe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Siepper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceppey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scepper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shoeppe | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seppä
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