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 Male Seppänen Height
176.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Seppänen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seppänen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seppänen has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be found as a variant: Seppanen. Click here for other possible spellings of Seppänen.
How Common Is The Last Name Seppänen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 62,405th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 905,848 people. Seppänen occurs mostly 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 prevalent in Finland, where it is carried by 7,710 people, or 1 in 713. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent reside and Kainuu, where 12 percent reside. Not including Finland Seppänen occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
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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