Seppänen Surname
Approximately 8,045 people bear this surname
Seppänen Surname Definition:
(Finnish) One who worked in metals, a smith.
Seppänen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 7,710 | 1:713 | 69 |
| Sweden | 260 | 1:37,872 | 3,046 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Seppanen (667) are calculated separately.
Seppänen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Finnish) One who worked in metals, a smith.
Seppänen Demographics
Average Seppänen Salary in
Norway
277,503 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Seppänen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seppänen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seppänen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Seppanen. For other potential spellings of Seppänen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seppänen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 62,405th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 905,848 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Seppänen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 7,710 people, or 1 in 713. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent are found and Kainuu, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Finland it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.
Seppänen Last Name Statistics demography
Seppänen earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.82% less than the national average, earning 277,503 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seppanen | 96 | 667 | / |
| Sepppänen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sepponen | 88 | 758 | / |
| Seppinen | 88 | 180 | / |
| Seppenen | 88 | 114 | / |
| Seppaenen | 82 | 8 | / |
| Sepanen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sipponen | 75 | 637 | / |
| Sappinen | 75 | 321 | / |
| Sappynen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seppenyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seapineng | 71 | 22 | / |
| Siponen | 67 | 971 | / |
| Sopanen | 67 | 700 | / |
| Sipinen | 67 | 408 | / |
| Soponen | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sepanin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sipanen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sepenyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapinen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saponen | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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