Cheikh is used as a family name or surname in Mauritania. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cheikh
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Mauritania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cheikh

How popular is Cheikh?

Cheikh is common in Mauritania.

Cheikh is ranked 11346 on our list.

There are about 112 people in US who wears Cheikh as surname and ranked 147253 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
White 72.32
Black 19.64
Cheikh is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mauritania which signifies that it is originated from Mauritania. Around 47204 people have been found who wears Cheikh as their family name. Cheikh is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
7,294 Kuwait3
1,650 Niger3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
8,926 Cameroon3
35,969 Denmark2
41,879 Turkey2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
20,595 China2
18,035 Egypt2
4,302 Benin2
12,172 Ghana2
107,212 South Africa1
2,715 Gabon1
5,589 Sudan1
20,172 Hungary1
8,859 Iraq1
31,207 Ireland1
734 Chad1
2,935 Madagascar1
40,340 Malaysia1
880 Djibouti1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
36,814 Romania1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
58,491 Australia32
32,811 Sweden29
11,444 Portugal28
57,220 Netherlands27
67,946 Czech Republic12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,317 England75
3,722 Qatar68
Countries with hundreds of Cheikh:
9,426 Saudi Arabia346
12,467 Spain282
4,936 United Arab Emirates199
128,302 United States165
12,863 Belgium141
71,225 Germany134
56,111 Italy123
75,961 Brazil111
30,903 Canada108
1,339 Senegal105
Countries with thousands of Cheikh:
571 Algeria9,104
661 Morocco6,377
418 Tunisia4,821
1,727 Syria2,058
4,864 France1,702
62 Comoros1,326
665 Lebanon1,171
Countries with ten thousands of Cheikh:
24 Mauritania18,568
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Cheikh Namesakes

  • Abass Cheikh Dieng, Soccer player
  • Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane, Politician
  • Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Mauritanian Politician
  • Al Cheikh Bahij Abou Hamze, Mona Abou Hamza's husband
  • Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Mauritanian Politician
  • Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Mauritanian Politician
  • Chadi Cheikh Merai, Soccer player
  • Pape Cheikh Diop, Soccer player
  • Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, Politician
  • Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Mauritanian Politician

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