Alper Surname
Approximately 18,156 people bear this surname
Alper Surname Definition:
(from a place name) A truncated version of Halpern, which is itself a garbled version of Heilbronn, a German city.
Alper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 14,001 | 1:5,558 | 796 |
| United States | 2,591 | 1:139,892 | 14,570 |
| Israel | 452 | 1:18,933 | 2,818 |
| Germany | 245 | 1:328,594 | 32,651 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Philippines | 94 | 1:1,077,002 | 89,308 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Northern Cyprus | 51 | 1:6,255 | 1,368 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Ukraine | 41 | 1:1,110,310 | 99,505 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Alper (50,262) may also be a first name.
Alper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) A truncated version of Halpern, which is itself a garbled version of Heilbronn, a German city.
Alper Demographics
Alper Political Affiliation
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Alper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alper (Arabic: ألبر, Russian: Альпер) occurs most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alper? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alper is the 29,504th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 401,385 people. Alper occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Alper are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 18,420th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 50,262 people.
This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 14,001 people, or 1 in 5,558. In Turkey Alper is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.
Alper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alper surname expanded 64,775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alper last name are 38.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.07% being registered with the party.
The amount Alper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.83% more than the national average, earning R 731,532 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.31% more than the national average, earning $31,625,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 35.46% more than the national average, earning $58,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.53% more than the national average, earning $75,284 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alper in the Russian language | ||
| Альпер | alper | - |
| Alper in the Arabic language | ||
| ألبر | albr | - |
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Alper Reference & Research
Albers DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Albers 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alper
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