Neels Surname

88,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Neels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4381:22,2222,811
Belgium6691:17,1852,636
United States6121:592,25348,330
Germany4271:188,53721,891
Canada3891:94,71910,322
Netherlands3341:50,5608,670
Namibia2231:10,8042,036
France991:670,93786,003
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
England671:831,61344,286
Australia441:613,53943,545
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
India191:40,371,862445,856
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Neels (2,087) may also be a first name.

Neels Last Name Facts

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

Neels is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 88,035th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,334,715 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Neels reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 164,802nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 2,087 people.

Neels is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,438 people, or 1 in 22,222. In South Africa Neels is most common in: Northern Cape, where 48 percent live, Free State, where 19 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Neels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Neels surname rose 1,493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neels surname are 0.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Neels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning R 151,476 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelse91248/
Neeles9111/
Neuels913/
Neelsh912/
Nehels911/
Nels89748/
Neggels833/
Neisels831/
Neeless830/
Neeales830/
Nehls807,091/
Neils801,316/
Niels801,022/
Neuls80944/
Neals80627/
Noels80622/
Naels80243/
Nells80162/
Neelz8057/
Nuels8045/
Nelse8019/
Nelsh806/
Nelhs802/
Hnels802/
Nelsz801/
Nelss800/
Nyels800/
Nls7564/
Nelles735,373/
Nieles731,168/
Nowels73424/
Nueles73215/
Neiles73160/
Neales73104/
Nuells7359/
Niehls7355/
Nauels7326/
Nelsch7319/
Neglis7315/
Neills7314/
Neihls7310/
Noeles737/
Neulls734/
Neahls733/
Nealls733/
Nyeles732/
Nielsh732/
Noells732/
Neules732/
Niells731/
Nniels731/
Nehlse731/
Nawels731/
Nouels731/
Noelsh730/
Naehls730/
Neilse730/
Nelz67695/
Nils67413/
Nowells67108/
Nielles6786/
Nelless6771/
Nellsch6737/
Noehles6732/
Nauwels6724/
Nielsch6718/
Nelsova6715/
Noelsch6712/
Nåls678/
Nles677/
Neeltje675/
Nyls673/
Nuelles673/
Niehles672/
Nhls672/
Nejales672/
Neilles672/
Nlsd671/
Neuhals671/
Naieles671/
Nellesø671/
Nealess671/
Neilhes671/
Nelx671/
Neulese671/
Nellest670/
Neilsse670/
Nehales670/
Nealles670/
Naggels670/
Neulest670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Neels
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