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Sheikh name meaning

First Name
333
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
6k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Sheikh mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Sheikh

User Submitted Origins

Islamic/Muslim
67%
Indian (Sanskrit)
17%
Arabic
8%
African
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Sheikh means "King/Leader".
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International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
  1. The leader of an Arab village or family
Wiktionary
  1. Alternative spelling of sheik

Notable Persons Named Sheikh

Notable Persons Named Sheikh

Shaheer Sheikh

Shaheer Sheikh is an actor, lawyer, and model. He was most active from 2009 to present. Shaheer was given the name Sheikh Shaheer Nawaz on March 26th, 1984 in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a 1st President of Bangladesh, 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and 4th President of Bangladesh. Sheikh was born on March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila. He left this life on August 15th, 1975.

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Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina is a Leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Leader of the Opposition, Leader of theBangladesh Awami League, and Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh). Sheikh was born on September 28th, 1947 in Tungipara Upazila.

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Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

He holds the title Former Crown Prince of Dubai, FormerCrown PrinceofDubai, and Sheikh. Sheikh was born as the child of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum on November 12th, 1981 in Dubai. He passed away on September 19th, 2015.

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Javed Sheikh

Javed Sheikh is a radio actor, tv actor, film actor, producer, and director. His ongoing career started in 1964. Javed was given the name Sheikh Javed Iqbal on October 8th, 1954 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Sheikh Abdullah

Sheikh Abdullah was a 4th Chief Minister of Jammu, Kashmir, and 2nd Prime Minister of Jammu. Sheikh was born on December 5th, 1905 in Soura. He passed away on September 8th, 1982.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Sheikh

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sheikh

Shaheer Sheikh

Shaheer Sheikh is an actor, lawyer, and model. He was most active from 2009 to present. Shaheer was given the name Sheikh Shaheer Nawaz on March 26th, 1984 in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Momal Sheikh

Momal Sheikh is an actor, model (people), actress, and model. Momal was born Momal Sheikh as the child of Javed Sheikh on April 6th, 1980 in Karachi.

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Aasif Sheikh

Aasif was born on November 11th, 1964 in Delhi.

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Manyata Dutt

Manyata Dutt is an actor and actress. Manyata was given the name Dilnawaz Sheikh on July 22nd, 1979 in Mumbai, India.

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Sanjeeda Sheikh

Sanjeeda Sheikh is an actor, dance, television presenter, model (people), actress, dancer, and model. She has been prominent since 2003. Sanjeeda was born in Kuwait City.

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Javed Sheikh

Javed Sheikh is a radio actor, tv actor, film actor, producer, and director. His ongoing career started in 1964. Javed was given the name Sheikh Javed Iqbal on October 8th, 1954 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

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  • Suraiya
    Musician
  • Farooq Sheikh
    Actor
  • Aamina Sheikh
    Actress
  • Umar Sheikh
  • Nur Mohammad Sheikh
    Military Person
  • Fazal Sheikh
    Contemporary Artist
  • Danish Sheikh
    Charisma Coach
  • Abbas Sheikh
  • Tewhida Ben Sheikh
  • Mohammad Sheikh
    Cricketer
  • Aamir Sheikh
  • Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
    Development Practitioner
  • Basit Jehangir Sheikh
    Member of 8th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
  • Ahsan Basir Sheikh
    Prorector

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sheikh U.S.
  White 8.02% 64.26%
  African American 14.25% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 71.62% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.12% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 3.87% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.12% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sheikh

People with the last name Sheikh are most frequently African American or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Sheikh

  • How Popular is the name Sheikh? Sheikh is the 21,262nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Sheikh was the 5,384th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sheikh have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 333 babies born with the first name Sheikh in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sheikh to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sheikh? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1991 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Sheikh first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sheikh is Sunday, July 12th, 1896.
  • What year had the most people named Sheikh born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sheikh was in 2003 with a total of 19 babies.
  • Random Sheikh Factoid: According to the 2009 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sheikh is not a popular baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, only 5 babies in New York have the same name in 2009.
  • Weird things about the name Sheikh: The name spelled backwards is Hkiehs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ehsihk. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sheikh? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 6,462 people with the last name Sheikh.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sheikh? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Sheikh as their last name.
  • Sheikh name meaning

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