Last name الشيخ (Sheikh 
, Cheikh 
, Shaykh 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread surname. The family name الشيخ is habitual in United Arab Emirates, where it is a common surname, Mauritania, and Qatar (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Also, الشيخ is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sheikh | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India |
| Cheikh | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, India |
| Shaykh | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States, Pakistan, India |
| الشيخ | Iran, Turkey |
| محمد الشيخ Saadian dynasty Sultan of Morocco (1490–1557), MA (b. 1490) |
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| عبد الرحمن بن حسن آل الشيخ SA (b. 1779) |
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| عبد اللطيف بن عبد الرحمن بن حسن آل الشيخ SA (b. 1810) |
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| عبد الله ابن عبد اللطيف آل الشيخ Sunni Muslim scholar, SA (b. 1848) |
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| إسحاق بن عبد الرحمن آل الشيخ SA (b. 1859) |
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الشفيع أحمد الشيخ Sudanese labor organizer, SD (b. 1924) |
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عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن حسن آل الشيخ SA (b. 1917) |
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| عبد الرحمن بن عبد اللطيف بن عبد الرحمن آل الشيخ SA (b. 1871) |
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عبد الحميد الشيخ Tunisian military personnel, politician and diplomat, TN (b. 1935) |
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عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل الشيخ Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (born 1940), SA (b. 1943) |
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| محمد بن إبراهيم آل الشيخ Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (1890–1969), SA (b. 1893) |
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حنان الشيخ Lebanese writer, LB (b. 1945) |
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عبد الله بن محمد آل الشيخ Saudi Arabian politician, SA (b. 1948) |
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خالد الشيخ Bahraini singer, BH (b. 1958) |
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حسين الشيخ Palestinian politician, PS (b. 1960) |
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