Nial Forename
175,160th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,885 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Ireland
Nial Forename Definition:
An Irish name, found written Niall and Neill. O’Reilly gives Nial as a man’s name, and nial, a champion; and neal is noble. But I take it that these names have been corrupted from Nigel, q. v.
Nial Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 67% | 517 | 1:498,963 | 37,591 |
| United States | 100% | 282 | 1:1,285,592 | 24,769 |
| Ireland | 100% | 243 | 1:19,109 | 978 |
| England | 99% | 176 | 1:315,926 | 7,850 |
| Pakistan | 69% | 150 | 1:1,295,718 | 20,949 |
| India | 60% | 137 | 1:8,867,722 | 277,820 |
| Scotland | 100% | 48 | 1:111,466 | 2,546 |
| Canada | 100% | 42 | 1:788,890 | 17,380 |
| New Zealand | - | 34 | 1:133,413 | 5,144 |
| Turkey | 100% | 22 | 1:3,536,441 | 18,981 |
| Malaysia | 80% | 22 | 1:1,384,088 | 44,593 |
| Philippines | 96% | 22 | 1:4,818,613 | 84,327 |
| Guyana | 100% | 19 | 1:40,172 | 4,023 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 18 | 1:102,397 | 1,497 |
| Australia | - | 17 | 1:803,390 | 10,545 |
| Russia | 67% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| South Africa | 100% | 14 | 1:3,895,189 | 90,619 |
| Wales | 100% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 6 | 1:587,410 | 5,040 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 6 | 1:29,636 | 2,683 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Jamaica | - | 4 | 1:720,807 | 13,486 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Italy | 67% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
Nial (23,473) may also be a surname.
Nial Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Irish name, found written Niall and Neill. O’Reilly gives Nial as a man’s name, and nial, a champion; and neal is noble. But I take it that these names have been corrupted from Nigel, q. v.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Celtic name, meaning: Champion.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Nial Forename Popularity
Nial Demographics
Nial Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 12 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Nial Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nial in the Russian language | ||
| Ниаль | nial | - |
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