Cognomen Knijff (Knijff 
) , around the globe, is a rare family name. The last name Knijff is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Estonia, where it is a rare surname, and Belgium. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Netherlands, Australia, and Belgium. Much less frequently, Knijff is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Knijff | Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, Switzerland |
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johannes knijff Dutch priest (b. 1550) |
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wouter knijff Dutch painter, ca.1607-after 1693, DE (b. 1605) |
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jacob knijff Dutch painter (1639-1681), NL (b. 1639) |
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| joannes knijff NL (b. 1604) |
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| leonard knijff Dutch draughtsman and painter, AW (b. 1650) |
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| horatius hiddema van knijff (b. 1703) |
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aart knijff hzn. politician, NL (b. 1836) |
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jan de koning knijff (b. 1867) |
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| henri w. de knijff (b. 1931) |
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| wim de knijff Dutch presenter / journalist, NL (b. 1944) |
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annebel van der knijff Spanish canoeist, NL (b. 1996) |
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| peter de knijff researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0002-0899-771X |
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| pieter de knijff university teacher at Leiden University |
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| marthe knijff researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1489-3797) |
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| johan van der knijff researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3686-337X |
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