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
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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 held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alp? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,075th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 184,061 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Alp reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Alp is also the 71,578th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 7,916 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 37,296 people, or 1 in 2,087. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Alp is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Alp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alp has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Alp last name increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 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 Republicans 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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