Seppanen

Seppanen Meaning & Origin

About Seppanen
The surname Seppanen is of Finnish origin and is derived from the occupational name "seppä," meaning "blacksmith" in Finnish. The suffix "-nen" is a common Finnish surname ending, indicating "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Seppanen can be interpreted as "son of the blacksmith" or "descendant of the blacksmith." This surname likely originated from an ancestor who worked as a blacksmith or had a connection to the blacksmithing profession.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Seppanen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Seppanen: 361
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 56,588
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Seppanen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SPNN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S010505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S EH1 P AH0 N AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/seppanen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SPNN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S155

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Seppanen in Braille

Here's how to represent Seppanen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Seppanen in braille

How to sign the name Seppanen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Seppanen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Seppanen in sign language

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