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Throughout the world, Cheikh (Cheikh , الشيخ , شيخ , and others...) is quite a common masculine given name. The given name Cheikh is characteristic of Mauritania, where it is a common masculine name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare male name, and Mauritius. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Mauritania, Lebanon, and Ghana. More prevalently, Cheikh is the last name as well as the forename.