Neills Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Neills Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neills Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Neills (10) may also be a first name.

Neills Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neills is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Neills? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Neills are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. Neills is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Neills is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Neills is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 100 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Neills Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neills has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Neills last name increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neills Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Neills surname is predominantly Catholic (40%) in Ireland.

Neills earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilles922/
Neils911,316/
Neiles83160/
Nuells8359/
Neihls8310/
Neulls834/
Nealls833/
Noells832/
Niells831/
Neilse830/
Nowells77108/
Nielles7786/
Noilles7710/
Nuelles773/
Nicills771/
Neisels771/
Neilhes771/
Nicells771/
Neilsse770/
Nealles770/
Nechils770/
Niles7319,689/
Neels735,460/
Nalls732,708/
Niels731,022/
Neuls73944/
Neals73627/
Noels73622/
Neles73251/
Naels73243/
Neilz73200/
Nails7352/
Nuels7345/
Noils734/
Nyels730/
Noyelles7197/
Noellsch7169/
Naisells712/
Nichills712/
Nichells711/
Nouelles711/
Natelles711/
Nautells710/
Nieles671,168/
Naulls67565/
Nailes67461/
Noiles67425/
Nowels67424/
Nueles67215/
Nalles67117/
Neales67104/
Ngeles6787/
Nehles6739/
Nilest6738/
Nauels6726/
Naucelles6720/
Nelese6714/
Nouselles6713/
Neeles6711/
Netles6711/
Netels679/
Noeles677/
Neahls673/
Neuels673/
Nuiles673/
Neules672/
Nyeles672/
Neelsh672/
Nielsh672/
Nysels671/
Naiils671/
Nehels671/
Nettls671/
Nicils671/
Nouels671/
Nawels671/
Nesles671/
Nniels671/
Noelsh670/
Naehls670/
Nelhes670/
Nicels670/
Nelest670/

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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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  • 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 Neills
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