In the world, אלקו (Alecu 
, אלקו 
, Alecko 
) is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom female first name. The forename אלקו is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Moldova, where it is quite a rare male name, Romania, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Romania, Moldova, and Italy. More prevalently, אלקו is the last name as well as the forename.