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El is a reference to God, has a semitic background and thus is found in many Islamic and Judaic names. Standalone or as a "prefex", it means "God". As a suffix, it means "of God". thus Jane Doe-El would be Jane Doe of God. This form shows a devotion to God. As a prefix, Jane Eldoe or Jane El Doe, it would mean God or God of so the surname would mean God of Doe (I know that doesn't make sense but consider El Ibrahim - God of Abraham - that probably makes more sense but the prefix or standalone El means God or God of (whatever follows). Bey or bay does similarly exist in Islamic (less so in Judaic) names, as well as Turkish and many other societies. This is at it's basis a titular name, in many cases sort of like "Sir" to Western Europeans. Depending on the country of origin, it can simply mean "Sir" and title of respect. In others it identifies a particular caste, in others, it shows some ruling title (not the King, but maybe the King's treasurer or the like).
In some cases, the use of "bey" is formal and you could depending on the usage see the name with or without the bey. Your John Doebey could be an exceptionally formal address of this person, but more commonly, they would just be John Doe. But again, this "bey" occurs in many cultures and you would have to know the specific culture in order to truly determine the fine points of usage and meaning.
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