Alper Surname

29,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey14,0011:5,558796
United States2,5911:139,89214,570
Israel4521:18,9332,818
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
England881:633,16037,224
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Northern Cyprus511:6,2551,368
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Belgium411:280,40633,354
France341:1,953,609166,012
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India61:127,844,230863,365
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,504th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 401,385 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Alper reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Alper is also the 18,420th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 50,262 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 14,001 people, or 1 in 5,558. In Turkey Alper is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Alper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 Alper are 38.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.07% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alpert916,682/
Halper913,346/
Galper91796/
Alpher91147/
Alpere9132/
Allper915/
Alpfer914/
Alperd912/
Alpear912/
Alpier911/
Alperz911/
Alpeer911/
Alpe892,078/
Halpert832,032/
Allpere8329/
Galpeer8316/
Halpfer8312/
Alphier839/
Alphert833/
Alpherr831/
Halperz831/
Aalpere831/
Alpherd830/
Allpert830/
Halpe801,892/
Alpes80569/
Alphe80446/
Alpez80316/
Ölper80246/
Elper8079/
Galpe8064/
Alpir8050/
Olper8040/
Alpet8026/
Alped8024/
Alpey807/
Alpeh804/
Aylpe801/
Alpie801/
Alpär801/
Alperova778/
Halperth770/
Alpire732,873/
Alphet731,545/
Holper731,083/
Alphee73976/
Hölper73551/
Helper73109/
Alpesh7369/
Golper7360/
Alphey7329/
Alphie7328/
Alphei7327/
Halpes7315/
Alphes7311/
Alpeis7310/
Alphed739/
Olpere739/
Galphe739/
D'Alpe735/
Alpheu734/
Halpie732/
Halpet731/
Elpper731/
Halphe731/
Olpher731/
Allpes731/
Alphée731/
Galpei731/
Allpee730/
Elpher730/
Gailpe730/
Halpey730/
Halperová714/
Alpi673,544/
Alpa672,389/
Olphert67380/
Alpy67328/
Holpert67304/
Holpfer67142/
Hoelper6778/
Olpe6765/
Alpheis6747/
Hölpert6730/
Heilper6717/
Helpfer6714/
Alpheas674/
Alpaire672/
Helpher672/
Alpeich671/
Holpher671/
Golpher671/
Alpj671/
Alpheed671/
Oilpere671/
Halpest671/
Halphie671/
Halpire670/
Helpeir670/
Galphir670/

Alper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alper in the Russian language
Альперalper-
Alper in the Arabic language
ألبرalbr-

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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

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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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