Loose Individual Name Matching Rules

The following table lists the loose individual name matching rules:

Table 5-16 Loose Individual Name Matching Rules

Group Code	Matching Rule	Summary of Rule Logic	Example Matching Data
I031	Full name characters shorter only	The full name matches with a Longest Common Substring Sum Percentage of 90%, relating to the shorter string, and considering substrings of 5 characters or more in length, after name standardization. At least 2 name tokens must exist in the full name.	ABU BAKAR ABU BAKAR BA’ASYI
I032	Full name no initials match with initials in any order relating to shorter.	All initials in one Full Name field must be fully contained within the initials of the other Full Name field; AND the standardized Full Name field without initial must be fully contained within the other standardized Full Name field without initials; AND both fields must contain at least two names.	CARL J FISHER J C FISHER
I033	Full name contained, last initial same, primary list is single token.	The Full Name field from the watch list record contains only one name, which is fully contained within the record being screened; AND the initial of the last name in the record being screened must match the initial of the name in the watch list record.	JANINE CHERRY CHERRY

Group Code

Matching Rule

Summary of Rule Logic

Example Matching Data

I031

Full name characters shorter only

The full name matches with a Longest Common Substring Sum Percentage of 90%, relating to the shorter string, and considering substrings of 5 characters or more in length, after name standardization. At least 2 name tokens must exist in the full name.

ABU BAKAR

ABU BAKAR BA’ASYI

I032

Full name no initials match with initials in any order relating to shorter.

All initials in one Full Name field must be fully contained within the initials of the other Full Name field;

AND the standardized Full Name field without initial must be fully contained within the other standardized Full Name field without initials;

AND both fields must contain at least two names.

CARL J FISHER

J C FISHER

I033

Full name contained, last initial same, primary list is single token.

The Full Name field from the watch list record contains only one name, which is fully contained within the record being screened;

AND the initial of the last name in the record being screened must match the initial of the name in the watch list record.

JANINE CHERRY

CHERRY