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 Alp Salary in
United States
$37,704 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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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