Throughout the world, الشيخ (Sheikh 
, Cheikh 
, Shaykh 
) is a widespread male first name. The first name الشيخ is habitual in Mauritania, where it is a common masculine name, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom female name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. Also, الشيخ is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Sheikh | Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia |
| Cheikh | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia |
| Shaykh | United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, United States, India, Saudi Arabia |
| الشيخ | Turkey, Iran |
الشيخ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sheikh Chilli , the Sufi saint.
| الشيخ المفيد scholar, IQ (b. 948) |
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الشيخ علاء الدين عطار بخاری الخوارزمي قدس الله سره sufi saint, UZ (b. 1318) |
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| الشيخ الكامل محمد الهادي بن عيسى Moroccan Wali, MA (b. 1467) |
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| الشيخ الكامل محمد الهادي بن عيسى MA (b. 1467) |
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الشيخ البهائي Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and poet, LB (b. 1547) |
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| الشيخ المأمون Sultan of Morocco, MA (b. 1566) |
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الشيخ مبارك بن صباح الصباح Sheikh of Kuwait (1837-1915), KW (b. 1837) |
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| الشيخ بن الطيب DZ (b. 1780) |
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الشيخ أديب الخالدي politician (b. 1883) |
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الشيخ العفريت Tunisian singer, TN (b. 1897) |
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الشيخ محمد علي عثمان Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1904) |
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الشيخ إمام Egyptian singer and composer (1918-1995), EG (b. 1918) |
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الشيخ سلطان بن محمد القاسمي Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates, AE (b. 1939) |
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| الشيخ عبد ربه أحمد سالم العمري Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1954) |
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| الشيخ عبد الله بن ناصر بن عبد الله الأحمد آل ثاني Qatari businessman, QA (b. 1967) |
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