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Surname Bartels (Bartels , Бартельс , Бартелс ) , all around the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Bartels is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Bartels is the forename as well as the last name.