Surname Alecu (Alecu 
, Алеко 
, אלקו 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Alecu is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Afghanistan, where it is a rare surname. Much less frequently, Alecu is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Alecu | Italy, Bulgaria, Moldova, Afghanistan, Romania |
| Алеко | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Armenia, Ukraine |
| אלקו | Israel |
| Алеку | Russia, Ukraine |
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alecu văcărescu Romanian poet, RO (b. 1769) |
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alecu beldiman RO (b. 1760) |
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alecu filipescu-vulpea Wallachian administrator and boyar, RO (b. 1775) |
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alecu donici Romanian writer (1806-1865), MD (b. 1806) |
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alecu russo Moldavian Romanian writer, literary critic and publicist (1819-1859), MD (b. 1819) |
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alecu constantinescu Romanian trade unionist and writer, RO (b. 1872) |
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alecu popovici Romanian poet and playwright, RO (b. 1927) |
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alecu croitoru Romanian actor, director and poet, RO (b. 1933) |
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zoia alecu Romanian musician, RO (b. 1956) |
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| alecu ivan ghilia RO (b. 1930) |
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| paul aurelian alecu Romanian politician, RO (b. 1941) |
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| ioan alecu association football player, RO (b. 1943) |
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| alecu sandu Romanian politician, RO (b. 1950) |
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| alecu reniță Moldovan politician, MD (b. 1954) |
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| ioan niculae alecu RO (b. 1945) |
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