Surname Diels (Diels 
, דילס 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Diels is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname, and Netherlands. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Western Europe, particularly Belgium, Germany, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Diels is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Diels | Netherlands, United States, Germany, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| דילס | Israel |
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hermann alexander diels German classical philologist, religion academic, historian of philosophy and technology, DE (b. 1848) |
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otto diels German chemist, DE (b. 1876) |
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gerard diels Dutch essayist, poet, literary and journalist (1897-1956), NL (b. 1897) |
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rudolf diels German lawyer and civil servant, first Gestapo chief and protege of Gestapo founder Hermann Göring (1900-1957), DE (b. 1900) |
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joris diels Belgian film director (1903-1992), BE (b. 1903) |
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| ludwig diels German botanist (1874-1945), DE (b. 1874) |
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| paul diels German linguist (1882-1963), DE (b. 1882) |
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| hendrik diels Belgian conductor, BE (b. 1901) |
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| herman diels Belgian painter, BE (b. 1903) |
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| jos diels Belgian painter (1908-1951), BE (b. 1908) |
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| sien diels Belgian actress, BE (b. 1947) |
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| jef diels Belgian painter, BE (b. 1952) |
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| cyriel diels researcher |
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| sara diels researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4394-4998) |
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| j. diels researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-0317-8280, BE |
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