Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 337

Alper

Alper /aɫˈpeɾ/

“valiant man, hero”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Alper?

Alper

IPA /aɫˈpeɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Alper mean?

Alp and er are two Old Turkic words for valour, so Alper means “valiant man, hero”. It became one of the favourite male given names of the Republican era and is also well established as a surname.1,2

Grammar alp + er; two nouns set side by side.

What is Alper made of?

Alper is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: alp (alp: hero, valiant) + er (er: man, soldier).

Alper ++ first element alp alp: hero, valiant TURKIC alp “brave, heroic; hero” suffix er er: man, soldier TURKIC er “man, brave man” Alper alp first element alp: hero, valiant alp TURKIC “brave, heroic; hero” er suffix er: man, soldier er TURKIC “man, brave man”
Alper: parts and root words
  • alp Turkic — brave, heroic; hero1
  • er Turkic — man, brave man2

How was the name Alper formed?

Alper was formed by adding the suffix er (“er: man, soldier”) to alp (“alp: hero, valiant”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Alper?

Alper Alp Alptekin Gökalp Alpaslan Alpay Özalp Alparslan Eralp Kayaalp Alpar Alpdoğan Demiralp
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Alp same root – –
02 Alptekin same root – –
03 Gökalp same root – –
04 Alpaslan same root – –
05 Alpay same root – –
06 Özalp same root – –
07 Alparslan same root – –
08 Eralp same root – –
09 Kayaalp same root – –
10 Alpar same root – –
11 Alpdoğan same root – –
12 Demiralp same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alper?

  1. Emin Alper screenwriter 1974–
  2. Özcan Alper screenwriter 1975–
  3. Remziye Alper singer 1944–
  4. Alp Alper researcher
  5. Mehmet Alper association football player 1998–
  6. Yusuf Alper writer 1956–
  7. İskender Alper military personnel 1893–1953
  8. Cüneyt Alper researcher

People surnamed Alper as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Alper also a first name?

Yes. Alper is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “valiant man, hero”.

Alper as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Alper accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: alp accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Alper

Q1

What does the surname Alper mean?

Alp and er are two Old Turkic words for valour, so Alper means “valiant man, hero”. It became one of the favourite male given names of the Republican era and is also well established as a surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alper?

Alper is made up of two elements: alp “brave, heroic; hero” (Turkic) and er “man, brave man” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Alper?

Al·per, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫˈpeɾ/.