Last name ﺷﻴﺦ (ﺷﻴﺦ 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen ﺷﻴﺦ is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, Sudan, and Libya, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Sudan, Syria, and Algeria. Likewise, ﺷﻴﺦ is the forename as well as the last name.