Overview
Evident's Identity Name Resolution allows you to ensure the biographic information (name) in your records matches the name extracted from the identity document. This matching is helpful for to solve a number of business and process problems related to identity:
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Names collected on forms often contain typos.
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Users will intentionally modify names so that checks will not be run on their real identity
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Legal name to nickname discrepancy
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Consistency of identity across multiple identity documents, checks & credentials
Matching Algorithms
Evident offers 2 different types of matching algorithms: Strict and Fuzzy.
Fuzzy Match
- Match name to prevent false negatives from typos, multiple names, punctuated names, use of middle name and prefixes/suffixes
- Nickname matching for common names
Strict Match
- Match name but does not detect typos or nicknames
Deciding between Strict and Fuzzy matching
Pros of Strict Matching
- Nicknames are not allowed, must use government name
- Alternate names (using middle name) are allowed
- Prefixes/Suffixes/Punctuation are ignored in the match
Cons of Strict Matching
- False negatives are common because of typos. Up to 20% of names contain typos and may need to be reviewed manually.
Pros of Fuzzy Matching
- Match on larger set of name variations, nicknames and alternate names are allowed
- Prefixes/Suffixes/Punctuation are ignored in the match
- Review of typos is not necessary. 99+% of names are correctly matched.
Cons of Fuzzy Matching
- False positives are possible (less than 1% in the Evident test set). False positives can occur for names that have a common origin. Example of a false positive: Christian Holmes to Christina Holmes.
Name Matching Examples
Strict Match
Name From ID |
Name in Records |
Match |
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Christopher Jackson-Holmes |
Christopher Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Jackson-Holmes |
Christopher Jackson |
TRUE |
Christopher Jackson-Holmes |
Christopher Jacksonholmes |
TRUE |
Christopher O’Brien |
Christopher Obrien |
TRUE |
Christopher Stuart Holmes |
Christopher Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Stuart Holmes Jr |
Christopher Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Stuart Holmes |
Stuart Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Holmes |
Chris Holmes |
FALSE |
Christopher Holmes |
Christopher Homes |
FALSE |
Christian Holmes |
Christina Holmes |
FALSE |
Christopher Holmes |
Charles Holman |
FALSE |
Fuzzy Match
Name From ID |
Name in Records |
Match |
---|---|---|
Christopher Jackson-Holmes |
Christopher Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Jackson-Holmes |
Christopher Jackson |
TRUE |
Christopher Jackson-Holmes |
Christopher Jacksonholmes |
TRUE |
Christopher O’Brien |
Christopher Obrien |
TRUE |
Christopher Stuart Holmes |
Christopher Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Stuart Holmes Jr |
Christopher Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Stuart Holmes |
Stuart Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Holmes |
Chris Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Holmes |
Christopher Homes |
TRUE |
Christian Holmes |
Christina Holmes |
TRUE |
Christopher Holmes |
Charles Holman |
FALSE |