Family name Zijl (Зейл 
, Zijl 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Zijl is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname, and South Africa, where it is a rare surname. Very seldom, Zijl is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Зейл | Kazakhstan |
| Zijl | Namibia, Netherlands, Australia, South Africa, Germany |
| rudolph van zijl from Utrecht, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Rudolph van Zijl (b. 1582) |
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lambertus zijl Dutch sculptor and medalist, NL (b. 1866) |
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| jonas van der zijl NL (b. 1822) |
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| h. van der zijl Dutch photographer (1852-1937), NL (b. 1852) |
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| benjamin van der zijl NL (b. 1854) |
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| jonas van der zijl Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1885) |
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| johannes wilhelmus van zijl NL (b. 1876) |
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| salomon van der zijl Dutch photographer (1891-1942), NL (b. 1891) |
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| herman van der zijl Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1896) |
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| comprecht van der zijl NL (b. 1886) |
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| roelof van zijl Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1911) |
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annejet van der zijl Dutch writer, NL (b. 1962) |
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| helena van zijl Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1915) |
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| g. p. a. g. van zijl (b. 1961) |
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| tony van zijl professor of accounting and financial management in New Zealand |
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