Cognomen نيلى (Nellie 
, Neely 
, Neeley 
) , across the world, is a common family name. The surname نيلى is characteristic of Bahamas, where it is a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iceland. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, نيلى is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nellie | South Africa, Kenya, Philippines, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Neely | United Kingdom, South Africa, Philippines, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Neeley | United Kingdom, Australia, Bahamas, United States, Canada |
| نيلى | Egypt |