How Many Of Me Are There?

CoasterMatt · 10-24-2006, 03:41 PM

http://ww2.howmanyofme.com/

There are 1,601 people in the US with the same first and last name as me.

(whoops, misplaced a couple digits)

Prudence · 10-24-2006, 03:42 PM

Apparently I don't actually exist, and neither does anyone in my family.

CoasterMatt · 10-24-2006, 03:44 PM

Well, the site does say it's in beta

Ghoulish Delight · 10-24-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prudence

Apparently I don't actually exist, and neither does anyone in my family.

From the FAQ

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Q: Why isn't my name on the list?
The list of names from the census bureau isn't complete. For privacy reasons, names with relatively few responses were not included in the list. We used this data to create this site. Our site can only be as good as the data we have to work with.

Around 1 out of every 10 people will have a last name not on the list.
Around 1 out of every 10 people will have a first name not on the list.

Using the same statistical fallacy this site is known for, that means about 81% of people will have both names on the list. In a mathamatical coup our scientists have determined from this information that about 19% of people will have either one or both names missing from the list.

"I think it's important not to take it as a rejection of you personally." Gabriel Caine -- Diggstown.

As for my name, it comes up with 113 (131 if I include the shortened form of my first name). Seems low. Plus, it's a very flawed statistical model seeing as it doesn't take into account the relative odds of certain ethnic first name not matching with other ethnic surnames (e.g. if your first name is Juan, odds would be lower that your last name is Smith than if your first name were John, even if there are the same number of Johns and Juans).

CoasterMatt · 10-24-2006, 03:56 PM

There's 389,959 people with the last name "Sanchez", but none of them with the first name "Dirty"

Jughead P. Jones · 10-24-2006, 05:08 PM

Apparently, I share my name with a whopping 21 people.

Didn't know that there were 21 other "Jughead's" out there.

Motorboat Cruiser · 10-24-2006, 05:08 PM

nope, nobody else named motorboat.

But there are 66 with my real name.

lizziebith · 10-24-2006, 05:20 PM

1,405,353 other Elizabeths out there, but my last name turns up nobody! Whoo-hoo!

I did find a lot of dead mes last time I googled myself. Yeah, I google myself -- there's nothing wrong with that: it's perfectly healthy!

Matterhorn Fan · 10-24-2006, 05:52 PM

There are no other people named Matterhorn, but there are 3,390 people named Fan.

JWBear · 10-24-2006, 06:31 PM

There are 6,057 people in the U.S. with my name.

10-24-2006, 03:41 PM	#1
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	How Many Of Me Are There? http://ww2.howmanyofme.com/ There are 1,601 people in the US with the same first and last name as me. (whoops, misplaced a couple digits) __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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10-24-2006, 03:42 PM	#2
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Apparently I don't actually exist, and neither does anyone in my family. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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10-24-2006, 03:44 PM	#3
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Well, the site does say it's in beta __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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10-24-2006, 03:56 PM	#5
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	There's 389,959 people with the last name "Sanchez", but none of them with the first name "Dirty" __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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10-24-2006, 05:08 PM	#6
Jughead P. Jones Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 404	Apparently, I share my name with a whopping 21 people. Didn't know that there were 21 other "Jughead's" out there. __________________ "I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy!"
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10-24-2006, 05:08 PM	#7
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	nope, nobody else named motorboat. But there are 66 with my real name.
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10-24-2006, 05:20 PM	#8
lizziebith Wishing these titles could be longe Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pearblossom CA Posts: 984	1,405,353 other Elizabeths out there, but my last name turns up nobody! Whoo-hoo! I did find a lot of dead mes last time I googled myself. Yeah, I google myself -- there's nothing wrong with that: it's perfectly healthy! __________________ $ DO \|\| !$ DO ; TRY TRY: COMMAND NOT FOUND
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10-24-2006, 05:52 PM	#9
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	There are no other people named Matterhorn, but there are 3,390 people named Fan.
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10-24-2006, 06:31 PM	#10
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	There are 6,057 people in the U.S. with my name. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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