In the entire world, شيخ (Sheikh 
, Cheick 
, Shaikh 
, along with others...) is a widespread male first name. The given name شيخ is habitual in Mauritania, where it is a common boy's name, Pakistan, and Qatar, where it is quite a common primarily male, but scarcely feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Southern Asia, particularly Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. Likewise, شيخ is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Sheikh | United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia |
| Cheick | Mali, Mauritania, United States, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast |
| Shaikh | United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bangladesh, Kenya, Saudi Arabia |
| Cheikh | United Arab Emirates, India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| Sheekh | United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia |
| شيخ | Iran |
شيخ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sheikh Chilli , the Sufi saint.
| شيخ صوفي Somali scholar, SO (b. 1829) |
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| شيخ العرب Moroccan politician, MA (b. 1927) |
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شيخ حسين Sufi saint, SO |
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| شيخ محمد انور PK (b. 1920) |
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| شيخ موسى Israeli singer, MA (b. 1937) |
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| شيخ نور محمد أبكي Somalian journalist, SO (b. 1958) |
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| شيخ محمد فاتح المصري EG (b. 1953) |
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| شيخ مأن هارون مؤنس Iranian Australian Shia cleric, convert to Sunni Islam and gunman (1964-2014), IR (b. 1964) |
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| شيخ عبد القادر Somalian football player, SO (b. 1982) |
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| شيخ حميدي association football player, DZ (b. 1983) |
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| شيخ سعد Mauritanian association football player, MR (b. 1990) |
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