Family name Niel (Niel 
, 尼尔 
, ニール 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The last name Niel is characteristic of Suriname, where it is quite a rare surname, France, and Netherlands. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in France, India, and Indonesia. Also, Niel is the forename as well as the last name.
| frédéric guillaume amédée ferdinand niel (neel), West Indian geographer, b. near Saint Pierre, Martinique, in 1729; d. in Versailles in 1791 (b. 1729) |
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| jean-joseph niel Niel, J. J. (Jean-Joseph), 1739-1794, FR (b. 1739) |
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adolphe niel French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France (1802-1869), FR (b. 1802) |
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léopold niel French soldier and officer, FR (b. 1846) |
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frances niel curdie Australian botanical collector, who collected for Ferdinand von Mueller., GB (b. 1849) |
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| désiré niel French politician (1814-1873), FR (b. 1814) |
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marthe niel French aviator, FR (b. 1878) |
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| gabrielle niel French etcher, FR (b. 1831) |
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louis niel FR (b. 1872) |
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| eugène niel botanist (1836-1905), FR (b. 1836) |
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| charles niel French politician, FR (b. 1837) |
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jean niel French politician (1894-1987), FR (b. 1894) |
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| henri niel French actor (1885-1963), FR (b. 1885) |
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| gaston niel FR (b. 1880) |
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| cornelis bernardus van niel Dutch-American microbiologist (1897–1985), US (b. 1897) |
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