Cognomen Wels (Wels 
, ולס 
, فيلس) , all around the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Wels is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, and Austria. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, Netherlands, and the United States. Much less frequently, Wels is the forename as well as the last name.
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johann adam wels 1748-1785; Hofkammerrat u. Reichs-Postmeister (b. 1748) |
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| adam wels (b. 1696) |
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charles wels American composer, US (b. 1825) |
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| marcus wels lieutenant at sea, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Marcus Wels (b. 1794) |
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otto wels German politician (1873-1939), DE (b. 1873) |
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rudolf wels Czech architect, CZ (b. 1882) |
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frank wels Dutch footballer (1909-1982), NL (b. 1909) |
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| philippine wels holocaust victim, b. 1863-12-13, DE (b. 1863) |
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| šimon wels CZ (b. 1853) |
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| anna juliana franziska karolina wels (1868 - aft.1890), SK (b. 1868) |
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| franz wels AT (b. 1873) |
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| paul wels German pharmacologist, DE (b. 1890) |
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| bas wels Dutch democratic socialist, esperantist, and translator (1897-1957), NL (b. 1897) |
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| ludwig wels holocaust victim, b. 1897-12-12 (b. 1897) |
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| max wels holocaust victim, b. 1898-11-27, DE (b. 1898) |
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