Last name Neels (Neels 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Neels is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, where it is quite a rare surname, and South Africa. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in South Africa, Belgium, and Germany. Much less frequently, Neels is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Neels | Germany, Namibia, Belgium, South Africa, United States |
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evelyn jessy neels meijer British writer, GB (b. 1909) |
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adolf neels BE (b. 1911) |
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| gerard neels Belgian politician (1897-1968), BE (b. 1897) |
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| neels mattheus South African musician, ZA (b. 1935) |
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| leo neels BE (b. 1948) |
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| antonia neels researcher |
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| hedwig neels researcher |
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| alicia j neels researcher |
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| oliver neels researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7665-1369) |
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| hugo neels researcher |
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| jaap g neels researcher |
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| neels van jaarsveld actor |
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| iris neels Belgian chess player, BE (b. 1980) |
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| grégoire neels Belgian association football player, BE (b. 1982) |
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| karel neels BE (b. 1973) |
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