Neeley Surname

43,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Neeley Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 for the Irish MacConghaola 1 Son of Conghaol: v. Connel.

2 tor Mac Neilly, q.v.

Neeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7251:30,9133,847
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Bahamas641:6,121584
Canada641:575,71247,839
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8551:27,0723,323

Neeley (393) may also be a first name.

Neeley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 for the Irish MacConghaola 1 Son of Conghaol: v. Connel.

2 tor Mac Neilly, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Conghal (high valor).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Neeley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neeley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Neeley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,197th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 604,725 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Neeley reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Neeley is also the 436,161st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 393 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 11,725 people, or 1 in 30,913. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and The Bahamas, where 1 percent live.

Neeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neeley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Neeley surname expanded 632 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Neeley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Neeley surname is primarily Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Neeley last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.76% registered with the party.

The amount Neeley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $39,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $55,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelley92249/
Neesley92116/
Neeleya921/
Neely9135,777/
Neele91647/
Neley9137/
Neeley's868/
Nealey831,891/
Netley83367/
Neeloy83360/
Neiley83293/
Neleyo83117/
Nesley8389/
Neelly8374/
Neelee8364/
Neealy8353/
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Nehele8334/
Neelay8321/
Neeler8316/
Neleya8312/
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Neelye830/
Gneley830/
Nele801,675/
Nely801,237/
Nealley77216/
Neelesh77133/
Neilley7792/
Nettley7773/
Neelaya7743/
Neyelle7742/
Neasley7740/
Ngeleya7722/
Neeliya7717/
Njehele779/
Neetles776/
Ngeleyo774/
Neisley773/
Netelly772/
Netelle771/
Neellie771/
Necelle771/
Nuelley771/
Hnesley771/
Nyeleyi771/
Nooeele771/
Naweele771/
Nehelly771/
Neelayo771/
Nielley771/
Neselle771/
Nethley770/
Neatley770/
Neusley770/
Neeales770/
Neulley770/
Neeless770/
Neale7327,620/
Neela7316,531/
Ngele7313,395/
Neeli7310,213/
Nealy735,722/
Neloy733,338/
Nyele73970/
Neily73752/
Noely73582/
Nelep73500/
Naley73340/
Neles73251/
Gnele73238/
Niele73206/
Nesle73187/
Neile73176/
Nelet73169/
Nelyp73155/
Nelei73102/
Noley7395/
Noele7383/
Neule7381/
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Nhele7337/
Neyle7335/
Niley7328/
Neler7325/
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Nelee7320/
Niely7319/
Neleh7319/
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Netle7316/
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Nelyh732/
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Neuly731/
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Ngely731/
'Nele731/
Nhely731/
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Nehly731/
Nyley730/
Nicelley7116/
Nesselle7110/
Neelajee717/
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Nechelle716/
Neeliyat715/
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Ngoyeele712/
N'Ejelle711/
Neeleesh711/
Nojeleye711/
Neteller711/
Naheelya711/
Neeliyot711/
Neyeller710/
Nalley676,164/
Nägele675,894/
Noelle674,590/
Naleye672,634/
Nehale672,437/
Nettle672,033/
Nolley671,849/
Neilly671,487/
Nesler671,376/
Nisley67883/
Ngelea67793/
Neella67693/
Nawele67494/
Nuelle67468/
Neally67445/
Neliyo67392/
Neelis67361/
Nowele67235/
Nealer67225/
N'Nele67164/
Neiles67160/
Nielly67144/
Neille67132/
Neelaa67108/
Neales67104/
Nayele6782/
Nahley6778/
Négele6775/
Nielle6771/
Naleya6770/
Ngelya6762/
Neyole6761/
Noelie6760/
Ngelle6749/
Neuleu6748/
Neiler6745/
Niehle6742/
Nehles6739/
Nileya6737/
Naleyo6735/
Neliya6734/
Ngiley6734/
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Nyelle6732/
Nelych6731/
Ngoele6730/
Neueli6729/
Nailey6727/
Nhelle6727/
Naehle6726/
Neđela6720/
Nelepp6719/
Naelle6718/
Nehlep6717/
Netler6714/
Neulet6713/
Nehleh6712/
Neyler6711/
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Netles6711/
Nelyja679/
Najele679/
Nógely679/
Noelly678/
Neeala678/
Nealyo677/
Neeliyatt677/
Nielge677/
Neelli676/
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Noehle676/
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Nelesh674/
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Neuled674/
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'Neile674/
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Nelecz673/
Neelia672/
Neules672/
Noelee672/
N'Gele672/
Neelat672/
Nitley672/
Ngelay672/
Ngelee672/
Neuler672/
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Noyley672/
Nealle671/
Naiele671/
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Neleio671/
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Neelas671/
Nyeleh671/
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Nealeh671/
Neulle671/
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Neleas671/
Neiale671/
Neully671/
Nesles671/
Ne'eli671/
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Nealoy670/
Neatle670/
Neitly670/
Neilei670/
Naeloy670/
Neuchelle670/
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Nhaley670/
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Neilet670/

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