Seppänen Surname

62,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Seppänen Surname Definition:

(Finnish) One who worked in metals, a smith.

Seppänen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland7,7101:71369
Sweden2601:37,8723,046
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seppanen96667/
Sepppänen941/
Sepponen88758/
Seppinen88180/
Seppenen88114/
Seppaenen828/
Sepanen807/
Sipponen75637/
Sappinen75321/
Sappynen753/
Seppenyn751/
Seapineng7122/
Siponen67971/
Sopanen67700/
Sipinen67408/
Soponen6725/
Sepanin672/
Sipanen672/
Sepenyn671/
Sapinen671/
Saponen670/

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