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Where Does The Last Name Nel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nel (Hindi: नेल, Marathi: नेल, Oriya: େନଲ, Russian: Нел) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,647^th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,792 people. Nel is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nel are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 37,954^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 19,886 people.

Nel is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 84,016 people, or 1 in 645. In South Africa Nel is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in 128 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 6 percent reside and Angola, where 2 percent reside.

Nel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nel has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Nel surname expanded 112,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nel surname are 18.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.13% more than the national average, earning R 420,924 per year; in Colombia they earn 294.3% more than the national average, earning $89,515,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.28% more than the national average, earning $66,218 CAD per year.