Niel Forename
37,129th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 20,502 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands
Niel Forename Definition:
A Scottish form of Neal.
Niel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 98% | 11,067 | 1:9,579 | 1,313 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,186 | 1:24,946 | 3,206 |
| United States | 100% | 2,163 | 1:167,608 | 6,338 |
| England | 100% | 1,122 | 1:49,557 | 2,351 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 816 | 1:37,760 | 4,574 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 457 | 1:564,472 | 41,119 |
| Canada | 100% | 351 | 1:94,397 | 4,911 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Peru | 100% | 259 | 1:122,747 | 4,015 |
| Brazil | 100% | 256 | 1:836,860 | 23,235 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 195 | 1:86,677 | 4,747 |
| India | 83% | 146 | 1:8,321,082 | 266,728 |
| Belgium | 100% | 99 | 1:116,061 | 3,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92% | 94 | 1:86,727 | 8,071 |
| Australia | - | 86 | 1:158,810 | 4,566 |
| New Zealand | - | 74 | 1:61,298 | 3,119 |
| Wales | 100% | 73 | 1:42,388 | 1,601 |
| Scotland | 100% | 61 | 1:87,711 | 2,176 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 51 | 1:597,058 | 24,614 |
| Nigeria | 69% | 48 | 1:3,699,258 | 61,420 |
| Denmark | - | 40 | 1:141,237 | 3,600 |
| Chile | 100% | 28 | 1:628,829 | 6,934 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 25 | 1:616,953 | 25,845 |
| Cambodia | 83% | 24 | 1:678,055 | 12,684 |
| Argentina | 59% | 22 | 1:1,944,238 | 7,405 |
| Thailand | 100% | 22 | 1:3,184,810 | 72,608 |
| Ireland | 100% | 21 | 1:221,120 | 3,947 |
| France | 100% | 20 | 1:3,323,517 | 16,030 |
| Mexico | 94% | 19 | 1:6,533,917 | 23,538 |
| Spain | 100% | 19 | 1:2,448,946 | 12,647 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 18 | 1:1,677,883 | 31,093 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 16 | 1:1,485,605 | 45,572 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| China | - | 13 | 1:105,081,214 | 64,899 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 13 | 1:462,949 | 8,230 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| Singapore | - | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Germany | 96% | 10 | 1:9,667,788 | 33,442 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 10 | 1:136,142 | 8,486 |
| Fiji | - | 9 | 1:99,153 | 1,900 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 9 | 1:394,478 | 3,471 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:4,464 | 919 |
| Grenada | 100% | 7 | 1:15,446 | 1,649 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Namibia | - | 7 | 1:343,454 | 5,692 |
| Russia | 75% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| Uruguay | - | 7 | 1:489,662 | 6,003 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Jamaica | - | 5 | 1:576,645 | 13,293 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Czechia | 75% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Italy | 50% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 3 | 1:193,652 | 6,393 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Hungary | 75% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Niël (133) & Niél (4) are calculated separately.
Niel (7,826) may also be a surname.
Niel Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Scottish form of Neal.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
An Anglo-Norman form of Nigel.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Niel Forename Popularity
Niel Demographics
Niel Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 24 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Niel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niel in the Russian language | ||
| Ниэль | niel | - |
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