Alecu Surname

54,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Alecu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alecu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9,0581:2,217289
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England171:3,277,533109,658
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Alecu (278) may also be a first name.

Alecu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alecu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alecu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alecu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alecu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alecu is the 54,866th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 785,889 people. Alecu occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Alecu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Alecu is also the 532,586th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 278 people.

This surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 9,058 people, or 1 in 2,217. In Romania Alecu is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 22 percent are found, Ilfov County, where 12 percent are found and Prahova County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Romania it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Alecu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alecu last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alecu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.54% less than the national average, earning €14,552 per year; in United States they earn 54.87% more than the national average, earning $66,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.64% more than the national average, earning $72,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alecou91126/
Alechu9126/
Alecus911/
Alechou8378/
Alecsiu8371/
Alecaut8343/
Galechu831/
Alecius831/
Alecheu831/
Aulecau831/
Alechhu831/
Aleku801,615/
Alesu80159/
Aleju8070/
Alicu8029/
Alezu8028/
Alexu801/
Allecius771/
Galeachu771/
Allechou771/
Alecheue771/
Olescu73410/
Alekou73282/
Aileku73114/
Oleacu73107/
Alicou7339/
Alexou7335/
Galeku7322/
Alieku7317/
Alekeu7311/
Alicus739/
Alichu739/
Auleku738/
Alesuh735/
Aleesu734/
Allesu733/
Alesut733/
Aleasu733/
Alexeu732/
Olechu732/
Alleju732/
Alicku732/
Alicau732/
Alesus732/
Alezou732/
Aleyku732/
Alezeu732/
Alyseu731/
Aliscu731/
Haleku731/
Aalesu731/
Alekuu731/
Alizeu731/
Aliciu731/
Galicu731/
Alesou731/
Alejou731/
Aleeku731/
Aleajuz672,018/
Haliciu67216/
Halaicu67126/
Allekou6794/
Ailekhu6747/
Țolescu6731/
Aleskus6724/
Alekkou6723/
Aledjou6718/
Alicius6715/
Halesku679/
Halicus678/
Aliseus676/
Alichou674/
Allaicu673/
Aloycus671/
Aulizeu671/
Haleuku671/
Alesaus671/
Auleeju671/
Alychou671/
Ahaleku671/
Alicout671/
Alezaud671/
Holecou671/
Halekou671/
Ahlekou671/
Olecutt670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alecu
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