Neilly Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Neilly Surname Definition:

Mac an Fhilidh An ancient Irish sept of Antrim. MIF 191

Neilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
Bahamas2791:1,404244
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Scotland2161:24,7862,724
Northern Ireland1941:9,5101,530
England1281:435,29729,139
Australia391:692,19746,687
Wales71:442,07621,198
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1701:26,0582,782
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland441:85,0734,558
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Neilly (252) may also be a first name.

Neilly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac an Fhilidh An ancient Irish sept of Antrim. MIF 191

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Neilly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neilly is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neilly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neilly is the 263,444th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,900,838 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Neilly are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Neilly is also the 561,423rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 252 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States Neilly is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 21 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The Bahamas, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Neilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neilly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 491 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,422 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Neilly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Neilly last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neilly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $47,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.19% more than the national average, earning $57,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilley9292/
Neilliy920/
Neily91752/
Neatilly867/
Neally83445/
Neiley83293/
Nielly83144/
Neille83132/
Noilly83132/
Neelly8374/
Nailly8346/
Neilla8311/
Noelly838/
Nhilly836/
Neilli835/
Naelly834/
Ngilly833/
Ngelly831/
Neully831/
Nuilly831/
Neiloy830/
Nuelly830/
Neitly830/
Nely801,237/
Nily80170/
Neelley77249/
Nealley77216/
Neillie77101/
Neuille7735/
Neillis7727/
Neuillé7711/
Neiller776/
Neisley773/
Naselly773/
Naially773/
Neilles772/
Netelly772/
Nayelly771/
Nuelley771/
Nehelly771/
Neallys771/
Nielley771/
Nawelly771/
Neulley770/
Neely7335,777/
Niloy7330,571/
Nally736,347/
Nealy735,722/
Neloy733,338/
Neili731,878/
Neila731,681/
Nilay731,327/
Noely73582/
Neile73176/
Nelyp73155/
Nilya73137/
Naily73105/
Niliy7353/
Nelya7338/
Neley7337/
Niley7328/
Nnely7321/
Niely7319/
Noily7317/
Nelay7316/
Nelyz7310/
Naely733/
Nelyo733/
Neliy732/
Nioly732/
Nelyh732/
N'Ely731/
Neuly731/
Hnely731/
Neyly731/
Ngely731/
Nhily731/
Nhely731/
Nyely731/
Nehly731/
Nuily731/
Neuillie7119/
Nicelley7116/
Naheilay7112/
Nachilly7111/
Naihelly7110/
Neeley6712,051/
Nalley676,164/
Noelle674,590/
Nealey671,891/
Nuelle67468/
Ngally67410/
Netley67367/
Neeloy67360/
Ngilay67275/
Neiles67160/
Nilaya67147/
Naille67124/
Nesley6789/
Neilio6778/
Nielle6771/
Ngilli6770/
Neyila6765/
Neilis6759/
Nielli6755/
Neealy6753/
Ngelle6749/
Neiler6745/
Neelya6743/
Noelli6736/
Ngiley6734/
Nilaiy6732/
Nyelle6732/
Nelych6731/
Nailey6727/
Nailay6727/
Nhelle6727/
Ngille6723/
Neelay6721/
Naelle6718/
Nailla6718/
Noilay6717/
Gniloy6716/
Nailli6713/
Nilyai6712/
Nayely6711/
Nahlly6711/
Nógely679/
Nejely678/
Nealyo677/
Neilai677/
Nilych676/
Neelli676/
Nelaya676/
Noille676/
Nealay676/
Nallay674/
N'Eila674/
Nhaily674/
Nailya674/
Ngiloy674/
Neyile674/
'Neile674/
Nhelli673/
Neihla673/
Nealla673/
Nieley673/
Nyelli673/
Hneley672/
Nalloy672/
Nhilli672/
Neilia672/
Nheili672/
Ngelay672/
Naully672/
Neioli672/
Neilie671/
Gniliy671/
Nealle671/
Naeley671/
Naally671/
N'Eile671/
Neeliy671/
Neelyy671/
Nealli671/
Nealya671/
Neiled671/
Nejila671/
Nejili671/
Nelgey671/
Nhelya671/
Nelyoh671/
Neulle671/
Naelli671/
Neichelli671/
Nuilla671/
Nuilli671/
Nuelay671/
Nailyo671/
Nawely671/
Neleyp671/
Neiale671/
Neilaj671/
Ngeley671/
Nujily671/
Nyeloy671/
Naelyo671/
Nyeley671/
Nehlyi671/
Neilhe671/
Nauely671/
Noehly671/
Nilhoy671/
Neyley670/
Naiely670/
Neitle670/
Neuley670/
Nealoy670/
Nislay670/
Neilei670/
Naeloy670/
Neisle670/
Gneley670/
Neilet670/

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