Last name Shaikh (Shaikh 
, Шаих 
, Шайх 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Shaikh is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is a common surname, Qatar, and Bahrain (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, Shaikh is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Shaikh | Bangladesh, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| Шаих | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Шайх | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| شيخ | Iran |
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| shaikh uvais Jalayirid ruler of Iraq (b. 1338) |
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| shaikh sama'al-din kamboh Spiritual advisor to the Emperor, PK (b. 1405) |
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| shaikh zahuruddin hatim urdu poet (b. 1699) |
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| shaikh ibrahim al-haidari Iraqi historian (b. 1820) |
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shaikh nazrul bakar Pakistani civil servant, PK (b. 1913) |
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shaikh basheer ahmed muhyiddin Islamic scholar, IN (b. 1937) |
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shaikh shamim ahmed Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1938-2019), IN (b. 1938) |
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mike shaikh Canadian politician, CA (b. 1948) |
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noshad a. shaikh Pakistani doctor, PK (b. 1958) |
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muhmmad ali shaikh Vice Chancellor, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi (b. 1961) |
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| shaikh nasiruddin Indian cricketer (1916-1991), IN (b. 1916) |
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zaib shaikh Canadian actor, CA (b. 1974) |
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mubin shaikh Canadian Counter Terrorism Expert, CA (b. 1975) |
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| anwar shaikh British Pakistani writer, GB (b. 1928) |
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ashif shaikh Indian politician, IN (b. 1982) |
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