Alexandru Forename

2,096th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 482,943 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Alexandru Forename User-submission:

Alexandru is the Romanian form of 'Alexander'; meaning, 'Defender of man'.

Alexandru Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania
100%
432,7081:461
Moldova
100%
34,6841:10323
Spain
100%
6,3151:7,368621
United States
100%
1,6071:225,5997,726
Canada
100%
8791:37,6942,760
England
99%
 
7261:76,5883,143
Belgium
100%
6221:18,4731,473
Germany
100%
5941:162,7572,792
Italy
98%
 
5371:113,7102,024
Israel
100%
3971:21,1661,952
France
100%
3881:171,3153,005
Greece
100%
3481:31,4211,333
Sweden
100%
3471:28,4091,789
Portugal-3411:30,5301,256
Poland-2831:134,3712,707
Austria
100%
2791:30,5171,166
Thailand
100%
2371:295,63616,817
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Denmark-1981:28,5331,410
Netherlands
100%
1701:99,4245,163
Transnistria
100%
1671:2,848181
Russia
100%
1341:1,076,3719,026
Ireland
100%
1101:42,2141,478
Switzerland
100%
1001:82,1352,827
Hungary
100%
851:115,197771
Norway
100%
551:93,3153,091
Brazil
100%
381:5,637,79484,722
Scotland
100%
351:152,8683,016
Finland
100%
271:203,0813,450
Czechia
100%
261:409,8522,291
New Zealand-261:174,4635,979
South Africa
100%
241:2,272,19464,564
Estonia
100%
201:65,7693,350
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Malta-171:25,2561,655
Australia-161:853,60110,910
Mexico
100%
121:10,345,36931,278
Cyprus
100%
91:96,7862,691
Turkey
100%
91:8,644,63430,028
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
China-61:227,675,96474,319
United Arab Emirates-51:1,430,39943,518
Bulgaria-51:1,398,07812,856
Venezuela-51:6,040,37977,223
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Ukraine-41:11,374,97714,813
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Ecuador-41:4,431,73016,276
Chile
100%
41:4,401,80221,957
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Singapore
100%
31:2,095,68522,815
Slovakia
100%
31:1,770,0215,487
Luxembourg
100%
31:188,0163,003
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Lebanon-21:2,813,78613,895
Kyrgyzstan
100%
21:2,986,63834,954
Bosnia and Herzegovina-21:1,762,2296,852
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Belarus
100%
21:4,741,19216,466
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800

Alexandru (31,675) may also be a surname.

Alexandru Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alexandru is the Romanian form of 'Alexander'; meaning, 'Defender of man'.

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