Alpin Forename

94,896th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,111 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Alpin Forename Definition:

Some translate this name the ‘highest land on the peak of a mountain;’ but see the Gaelic name Ailpean.

Alpin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia
81%
 
3,8591:66,8478,071
India
89%
 
8021:1,514,81086,586
Philippines
93%
 
1591:666,72620,434
Turkey
65%
 
871:894,2739,401
United States
100%
511:7,108,56879,541
Albania
100%
391:78,1175,979
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
Malaysia
92%
 
121:2,537,49569,200
Qatar-101:236,96022,379
Papua New Guinea
 
83%
61:1,358,71989,225
Jamaica-61:480,53812,525
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Kosovo-31:620,48013,695
Benin
100%
31:3,525,28151,145
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Israel
50%
 
21:4,201,45930,777
Bulgaria
100%
21:3,495,19519,668
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
China-21:683,027,89194,999
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bangladesh
100%
11:159,461,36636,167
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nepal
100%
11:28,487,352119,417
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Germany
75%
 
11:96,677,87695,912
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228

Alpin (1,123) may also be a surname.

Alpin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Some translate this name the ‘highest land on the peak of a mountain;’ but see the Gaelic name Ailpean.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Latin name, meaning: Lofty.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

A Gaelic name: Ailpein, Early Irish Alpin (Dalriadic king 693); from Pictish or Welsh sources - Middle Welsh. Elphin, Elfin, which Stokes suggests to be from Latin Albinus, from albus, white (or allied rather?). Hence Gaelic M‘Ailpein, Mac-alpine.

Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain

Alpin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alpina914,819/
Halpin91103/
Galpin9170/
Alpion9151/
Alping9129/
Aelpin915/
Alpinn913/
Alpien913/
Alpuin913/
Alpint912/
Alpinë912/
Aslpin911/
Ailpin911/
Ealpin911/
Al Pin911/
Alpn891/
Halping835/
Haulpin834/
Galpina833/
Halpink831/
Alhpina831/
Allpint831/
Alipiin831/
Alpen801,419/
Elpin801,129/
Olpin80105/
Alpim8040/
Alpne801/
Helpin73242/
Golpin7340/
Olpina7338/
Holpin7330/
Alpyna7319/
Halpen7316/
Alpeen736/
Aalpen732/
Olping732/
Al Pen731/
Olpien731/
Ailppn731/
Alppen731/
Halpim731/
Golpina677/
Uolpina675/
Holpina675/
Halppen673/
Al Bino671/
Al-Ibnu671/
Alabbin671/
Alpyyna671/
Alpuana671/
Holping671/
Houlpin671/
Oulpink671/
Allpeen671/
Al Ibno671/
Awilbin671/

Alpin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alpin in the Russian language
Альпинalpin-

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