Alp Surname
Approximately 39,593 people bear this surname
Alp Surname Definition:
A nickname (or sign-name) from the Bullfinch.
[Middle English and Dialectal English alp(e, bullfinch]. Thomas le Alpe.—Close Rolls.
In many places were nyghtyngales, Alpes, fynches, and wodewales.
Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 657-8.
Read More About This SurnameAlp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 37,296 | 1:2,087 | 305 |
| Germany | 304 | 1:264,821 | 28,272 |
| England | 226 | 1:246,540 | 20,052 |
| Northern Cyprus | 206 | 1:1,549 | 153 |
| Sweden | 204 | 1:48,268 | 3,756 |
| France | 200 | 1:332,114 | 50,174 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| Netherlands | 106 | 1:159,313 | 23,533 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Russia | 49 | 1:2,941,287 | 160,625 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 1:567,595 | 10,450 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 132 | 1:184,662 | 15,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Alp (7,916) may also be a first name.
Alp Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A nickname (or sign-name) from the Bullfinch.
[Middle English and Dialectal English alp(e, bullfinch]. Thomas le Alpe.—Close Rolls.
In many places were nyghtyngales, Alpes, fynches, and wodewales.
Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 657-8.
Alp Demographics
Average Male Alp Height
175.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alp (Hindi: अल्प, Russian: Альп) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alp click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alp? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,075th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 184,061 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Alp live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Alp is also the 71,578th most numerous first name globally, held by 7,916 people.
The surname Alp is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 37,296 people, or 1 in 2,087. In Turkey Alp is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Turkey it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Alp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alp has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alp Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alp last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Alp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.99% less than the national average, earning 200,745 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.85% less than the national average, earning R 43,128 per year; in United States they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $37,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,781 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpe | 86 | 2,078 | / |
| Alps | 86 | 499 | / |
| Galp | 86 | 49 | / |
| Halp | 86 | 19 | / |
| Alph | 86 | 15 | / |
| Aalp | 86 | 7 | / |
| Allp | 86 | 6 | / |
| Alpp | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ahlp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aulp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alpt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ajlp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atlp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al | 80 | 71,408 | / |
| Halpe | 75 | 1,892 | / |
| Alphe | 75 | 446 | / |
| Aulph | 75 | 131 | / |
| Alphs | 75 | 68 | / |
| Ailep | 75 | 23 | / |
| Halps | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gaulp | 75 | 8 | / |
| Alpås | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ahlps | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hallp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aylpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aylep | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gallp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Halpt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ale | 67 | 124,396 | / |
| Gal | 67 | 48,259 | / |
| Ail | 67 | 39,912 | / |
| Alh | 67 | 31,730 | / |
| Alt | 67 | 21,267 | / |
| Aal | 67 | 12,984 | / |
| Asl | 67 | 11,110 | / |
| Ahl | 67 | 10,385 | / |
| Hal | 67 | 9,345 | / |
| All | 67 | 6,750 | / |
| Alb | 67 | 5,437 | / |
| Aul | 67 | 3,106 | / |
| Ajl | 67 | 1,031 | / |
| Ald | 67 | 725 | / |
| Alı | 67 | 702 | / |
| Ayl | 67 | 644 | / |
| Olp | 67 | 576 | / |
| Atl | 67 | 362 | / |
| Alpova | 67 | 318 | / |
| Eal | 67 | 265 | / |
| Alv | 67 | 241 | / |
| Alì | 67 | 184 | / |
| Elp | 67 | 52 | / |
| D'Alpe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Halphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Healph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haislp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alį | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haselp | 67 | 1 | / |
Alp Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alp in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्प | alpa | 99.09 |
| Alp in the Russian language | ||
| Альп | alp | - |
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Alp Reference & Research
Alpe One-name Study - A profile of the Alpe surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Alpe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alp
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