Cognomen Neel (Neel 
, Нил 
, نيل 
, among others...) , across the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Neel is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sudan. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Bangladesh, and India. Likewise, Neel is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Neel | India, United States, Bangladesh, France, Sri Lanka |
| Нил | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| نيل | Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan |
| 尼尔 | China |
| ニール | Japan |
| thomas neel English politician (b. 1301) |
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| william neel English politician (b. 1301) |
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william borland neel husband of Nancy Jane Hurst, US (b. 1826) |
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sam neel American tennis player, US (b. 1875) |
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alice neel American visual artist (1900-1984), US (b. 1900) |
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| edmund william neel (1877-1955) (b. 1877) |
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johnny neel American vocalist, songwriter, and musician, US (b. 1954) |
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| laurence william neel (1907-1988) (b. 1907) |
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david neel Canadian artist, CA (b. 1960) |
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| marjorie nairne neel (1910-1999) (b. 1910) |
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| cicely phillida neel (1913-2005) (b. 1913) |
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| mary neel (1914-1915) (b. 1914) |
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| edric neel English architect, 1914-1952 (b. 1914) |
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| edmund miles neel (1914-2000) (b. 1914) |
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| james v. neel American geneticist, US (b. 1915) |
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