Surname Nel (Nel 
, نيل 
, ネル 
, along with others...) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The surname Nel is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is a common surname, South Africa, where it is quite a common surname, and Lesotho (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in South Africa, Namibia, and Algeria. Much less frequently, Nel is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Nel | Namibia, Algeria, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa |
| نيل | Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia |
| ネル | Japan |
| Нель | Ukraine, Russia |
| נל | Israel |
El, En, Manel, Manuel, Nell, Näll, Nèl, Nél, Nêl, Nël, Nēl, Nĕl, Nėl, Nęl, Něl, Ñel, Ñeł, Ñèl, Ñél, Ñéł, Ñêl, Ñêł, Ñël, Ñëł, Ñĕł, Ñęl, Ñęł, Ñěł, Ńel, Ňêl, Ňêł, Ňël, Ňëł, Мануел, Мануель, Мануэл, Мануэль, Мануэль, Мануэл, Нелл, Нэл, Нэль, مانويل, منال, เนล, マヌエル, 呢尔, 奈爾, 曼努埃尔, 纳尔, and 纳罗
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nel duerinckx wife and muse of painter Rik Wouters, BE (b. 1886) |
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michiel daniel christiaan de wet nel South African politician, ZA (b. 1901) |
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philip j. nel South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1902) |
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nel kluitman Dutch painter, NL (b. 1906) |
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| nel grönland German painter, FR (b. 1859) |
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nel lind Dutch resistance fighter, NL (b. 1913) |
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nel schuttevaêr-velthuys NL (b. 1903) |
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| paul nel South African minister, ZA (b. 1867) |
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nel benschop Dutch poet (1918-2005), NL (b. 1918) |
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| nel ariès French painter, FR (b. 1873) |
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nel hermsen Dutch tennis player, NL (b. 1924) |
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nel van vliet Dutch swimmer (1926-2006), NL (b. 1926) |
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nel noddings American philosopher, US (b. 1929) |
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nel büch Track and field athlete, NL (b. 1931) |
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nel van lith Dutch sculptor, NL (b. 1932) |
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