Alp Surname

14,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

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.

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Alp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey37,2961:2,087305
Germany3041:264,82128,272
England2261:246,54020,052
Northern Cyprus2061:1,549153
Sweden2041:48,2683,756
France2001:332,11450,174
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Canada711:518,95243,932
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Austria401:212,88626,249
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Estonia351:37,7667,217
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
India311:24,744,045333,161
Norway281:183,65321,594
Qatar251:94,32010,875
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales41:773,63329,106
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Anguilla21:6,718471
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Alp Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alp Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alp (Hindi: अल्प, Russian: Альп) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alp is the 14,075th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 184,061 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Alp are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Alp is also the 71,578th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 7,916 people.

The last name Alp is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 37,296 people, or 1 in 2,087. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name exists 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 prevalency of Alp has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Alp last name expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alpe862,078/
Alps86499/
Galp8649/
Halp8619/
Alph8615/
Aalp867/
Allp866/
Alpp865/
Ahlp864/
Aulp862/
Alpt861/
Ajlp861/
Atlp861/
Al8071,408/
Halpe751,892/
Alphe75446/
Aulph75131/
Alphs7568/
Ailep7523/
Halps7510/
Gaulp758/
Alpås753/
Ahlps752/
Hallp751/
Aylpe751/
Aylep750/
Gallp750/
Halpt750/
Ale67124,396/
Gal6748,259/
Ail6739,912/
Alh6731,730/
Alt6721,267/
Aal6712,984/
Asl6711,110/
Ahl6710,385/
Hal679,345/
All676,750/
Alb675,437/
Aul673,106/
Ajl671,031/
Ald67725/
Alı67702/
Ayl67644/
Olp67576/
Atl67362/
Alpova67318/
Eal67265/
Alv67241/
Alì67184/
Elp6752/
D'Alpe675/
Halphe671/
Healph671/
Haislp671/
Alï671/
Alÿ671/
Alį671/
Haselp671/

Alp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alp in the Hindi language
अल्पalpa99.09
Alp in the Russian language
Альпalp-

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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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