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Globally, الشايب (الشايب , Chaieb ) is quite a rare boy's first name. The forename الشايب is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Iraq, and Tunisia, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Iraq, Egypt, and Tunisia. More frequently, الشايب is the last name as well as the forename.