Name

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Name

Match Definition

Name
Description	The Name match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing names of individuals.
Max Length of Match Code	20 characters
Example 1 Sensitivities 90-100	Input	Cluster
	田中サチコ	1
	田中ｻﾁｺ	1
	田中さちこ	2
	渡辺二郎	3
	渡邊二郎	4
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched.
Example 2 Sensitivities 85-89	Input	Cluster ID
	田中サチコ	1
	田中さちこ	1
	渡辺二郎	2
	渡邊二郎	2
	伊藤三郎	3
	伊東三郎	4
	いとう三郎	5
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched.
Example 3 Sensitivities 80-84	Input	Cluster ID
	伊藤三郎	1
	伊東三郎	1
	いとう三郎	1
	佐藤美幸	2
	佐藤武	3
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations. Note that fewer characters in the name are considered as the sensitivity is lowered.
Example 4 Sensitivities 75-79	Input	Cluster ID
	伊藤三郎	1
	伊東三郎	1
	いとう三郎	1
	佐藤美幸	2
	佐藤武	3
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations.
Example 5 Sensitivities 70-74	Input	Cluster ID
	伊藤三郎	1
	伊東三郎	1
	いとう三郎	1
	佐藤美幸	2
	佐藤武	3
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations.
Example 6 Sensitivities 65-69	Input	Cluster ID
	伊藤三郎	1
	伊東三郎	1
	いとう三郎	1
	佐藤美幸	2
	佐藤武	3
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations.
Example 7 Sensitivities 60-64	Input	Cluster ID
	伊藤三郎	1
	伊東三郎	1
	いとう三郎	1
	佐藤美幸	2
	佐藤武	3
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations.
Example 8 Sensitivities 55-59	Input	Cluster ID
	佐藤美幸	1
	佐藤武	2
Remarks	The family name and given name are evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations.
Example 9 Sensitivities 50-54	Input	Cluster ID
	佐藤美幸	1
	佐藤武	1
Remarks	Only the family name is evaluated. "Old style" Kanji representations are matched to modern Kanji representations. Different variations of Kanji are matched. Half-width and Full-width Katakana are matched. Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji are matched. Some Kanji family names are matched with their Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji representations.