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The form that assumes your name

766 locales · 252 territories

What a name is made of in 766 locales, and what an address is made of in 252 territories.

The finding. A signup form asking for a first name, a last name and a postcode fails in three separate ways. CLDR gives every one of its 766 locales a second given name, and 447 of them a second family name. Seventy of the 252 territories have no postal code at all — not optional, absent — among them Hong Kong, Macao, Panama and Qatar. In thirty-eight the address does not begin with the person’s name, and thirty locales write the family name first.

Two publishers, kept apart. There is no single authority on how to write down who a person is and where they live. Names come from Unicode CLDR under Unicode-3.0. Addresses come from Google’s libaddressinput, whose data is CC-BY 4.0. CLDR carries no postal address data at all — a recursive search of its repository returns zero address paths out of 9,101. The halves below are keyed differently and are never joined.

What a name is made of

Unicode CLDR · Unicode-3.0 · 766 locales
  1. given 766/766
  2. given2 766/766
  3. surname 766/766
  4. credentials 762/766
  5. title 762/766
  6. surname2 447/766
  7. generation 364/766

Every locale has a second given name. 447 of 766 have a second family name — the Spanish and Portuguese pattern is not a minority case. A first-name/last-name form captures two of these seven.

The thirty that write the family name first

hu · ja · km · ko · ko-CN · ko-KP · mn · si · ta · ta-LK · ta-MY · ta-SG · te · vi · yue · yue-Hans · yue-Hant · yue-Hant-CN · yue-Hant-MO · zh · zh-Hans · zh-Hans-HK · zh-Hans-MO · zh-Hans-MY · zh-Hans-SG · zh-Hant · zh-Hant-HK · zh-Hant-MO · zh-Hant-MY · zh-Latn

What an address is made of

libaddressinput · CC-BY 4.0 · 252 territories
70have no postal code at all
74require one
38do not write the name first

No postal code exists

AE · AG · AO · AQ · AW · BF · BI · BJ · BO · BQ · BS · BV · BW · BZ · CD · CF · CG · CI · CK · CM · CW · DJ · DM · ER · FJ · GA · GD · GH · GM · GQ · GY · HK · JM · KI · KM · KN · KP · LC · LY · ML · MO · MR · MS · MW · NR · NU · PA · PS · QA · RW · SB · SC · SL · SR · SS · ST · SX · SY · TD · TF · TG · TK · TL · TO · TV · UG · VU · WS · YE · ZW

A required postcode field is not merely awkward in these 70 territories. There is nothing to type.

The name is not the first line

AT · AU · AX · BE · BL · BR · BY · CC · CH · CN · CX · FI · FR · GF · GP · HK · HM · IQ · IR · JP · KP · KR · KZ · LI · LT · LU · MF · MO · MQ · NC · NF · NL · PM · RE · SE · TW · WF · YT

Write one address, see it filed

Type an address on the left. Every card on the right is the same address rendered through that jurisdiction's own published format. Cards mark what they require and you left blank, and what you typed that their format has no slot for — the second is the one that surprises people. 198 of the 252 territories publish a format at all; the other 54 carry only a postal-code rule and cannot be rendered here.

Formats are Chromium's libaddressinput templates, the same ones this page tabulates below. Four tokens used by a single territory each (%T, %F, %L in India, %X for French sorting codes) have no field here and render as nothing — those addresses are shown incomplete rather than guessed at.

Postal code
Order

CCTerritoryAddress order Postal codeRequired
AC ASCENSION ISLAND name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
AD ANDORRA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES name → organisation → street address → administrative area none street address · administrative area
AF AFGHANISTAN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
AG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA — none street address
AI ANGUILLA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
AL ALBANIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
AM ARMENIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
AO ANGOLA — none —
AQ ANTARCTICA — none —
AR ARGENTINA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
AS AMERICAN SAMOA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
AT AUSTRIA organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
AU AUSTRALIA organisation → name → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
AW ARUBA — none —
AX FINLAND organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
AZ AZERBAIJAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
BB BARBADOS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
BD BANGLADESH name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
BE BELGIUM organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
BF BURKINA FASO name → organisation → street address → city → sorting code none —
BG BULGARIA (REP.) name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
BH BAHRAIN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
BI BURUNDI — none —
BJ BENIN — none —
BL SAINT BARTHELEMY organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
BM BERMUDA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
BN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
BO BOLIVIA — none —
BQ BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SABA — none —
BR BRAZIL organisation → name → street address → dependent locality → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · administrative area · city · postal code
BS BAHAMAS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area none —
BT BHUTAN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
BV BOUVET ISLAND — none —
BW BOTSWANA — none —
BY BELARUS organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
BZ BELIZE — none —
CA CANADA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
CC COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS organisation → name → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
CD CONGO (DEM. REP.) — none —
CF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC — none —
CG CONGO (REP.) — none —
CH SWITZERLAND organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
CI COTE D'IVOIRE name → organisation → sorting code → street address → city → sorting code none —
CK COOK ISLANDS — none —
CL CHILE name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
CM CAMEROON — none —
CN CHINA postal code → administrative area → city → dependent locality → street address → organisation → name required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
CO COLOMBIA name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · administrative area
CR COSTA RICA name → organisation → street address → administrative area → city → postal code optional street address · city · administrative area
CU CUBA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
CV CAPE VERDE name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
CW CURACAO — none —
CX CHRISTMAS ISLAND organisation → name → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
CY CYPRUS name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
CZ CZECH REP. name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
DE GERMANY name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
DJ DJIBOUTI — none —
DK DENMARK name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
DM DOMINICA — none —
DO DOMINICAN REP. name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
DZ ALGERIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
EC ECUADOR name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
EE ESTONIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · postal code
EG EGYPT name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
EH WESTERN SAHARA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
ER ERITREA — none —
ES SPAIN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
ET ETHIOPIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
FI FINLAND organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
FJ FIJI — none —
FK FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
FM MICRONESIA (Federated State of) name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
FO FAROE ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
FR FRANCE organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
GA GABON — none —
GB UNITED KINGDOM name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
GD GRENADA (WEST INDIES) — none —
GE GEORGIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
GF FRENCH GUIANA organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
GG CHANNEL ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
GH GHANA — none —
GI GIBRALTAR name → organisation → street address → postal code optional street address
GL GREENLAND name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
GM GAMBIA — none —
GN GUINEA name → organisation → postal code → street address → city optional —
GP GUADELOUPE organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
GQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA — none —
GR GREECE name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
GS SOUTH GEORGIA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
GT GUATEMALA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
GU GUAM name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
GW GUINEA-BISSAU name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
GY GUYANA — none —
HK HONG KONG administrative area → city → street address → organisation → name none street address · administrative area
HM HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS organisation → name → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
HN HONDURAS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · city · administrative area
HR CROATIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
HT HAITI name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
HU HUNGARY (Rep.) name → organisation → city → street address → postal code required street address · city · postal code
ID INDONESIA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · administrative area
IE IRELAND name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
IL ISRAEL name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
IM ISLE OF MAN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
IN INDIA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code → administrative area required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
IO BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
IQ IRAQ organisation → name → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · city · administrative area
IR IRAN organisation → name → administrative area → city → dependent locality → street address → postal code optional —
IS ICELAND name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
IT ITALY name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
JE CHANNEL ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
JM JAMAICA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → sorting code none street address · city · administrative area
JO JORDAN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
JP JAPAN postal code → administrative area → street address → organisation → name required street address · administrative area · postal code
KE KENYA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
KG KYRGYZSTAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
KH CAMBODIA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
KI KIRIBATI name → organisation → street address → administrative area → city none —
KM COMOROS — none —
KN SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area none street address · city · administrative area
KP NORTH KOREA postal code → administrative area → city → street address → organisation → name none —
KR SOUTH KOREA administrative area → city → dependent locality → street address → organisation → name → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
KW KUWAIT name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
KY CAYMAN ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → administrative area → postal code optional street address · administrative area
KZ KAZAKHSTAN postal code → administrative area → city → street address → organisation → name optional —
LA LAO (PEOPLE'S DEM. REP.) name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
LB LEBANON name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
LC SAINT LUCIA — none —
LI LIECHTENSTEIN organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
LK SRI LANKA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
LR LIBERIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
LS LESOTHO name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
LT LITHUANIA organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · postal code
LU LUXEMBOURG organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
LV LATVIA name → organisation → street address → administrative area → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
LY LIBYA — none —
MA MOROCCO name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
MC MONACO name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → sorting code optional —
MD Rep. MOLDOVA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
ME MONTENEGRO name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
MF SAINT MARTIN organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
MG MADAGASCAR name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
MH MARSHALL ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
MK MACEDONIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
ML MALI — none —
MM MYANMAR name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
MN MONGOLIA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
MO MACAO street address → organisation → name none street address
MP NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
MQ MARTINIQUE organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
MR MAURITANIA — none —
MS MONTSERRAT — none —
MT MALTA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
MU MAURITIUS name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
MV MALDIVES name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
MW MALAWI name → organisation → street address → city → sorting code none —
MX MEXICO name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
MY MALAYSIA name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · postal code
MZ MOZAMBIQUE name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
NA NAMIBIA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
NC NEW CALEDONIA organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
NE NIGER name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
NF NORFOLK ISLAND organisation → name → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
NG NIGERIA name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → postal code → administrative area optional —
NI NICARAGUA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
NL NETHERLANDS organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
NO NORWAY name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
NP NEPAL name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
NR NAURU CENTRAL PACIFIC name → organisation → street address → administrative area none street address · administrative area
NU NIUE — none —
NZ NEW ZEALAND name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → postal code required street address · city · dependent locality · postal code
OM OMAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
PA PANAMA (REP.) name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area none —
PE PERU name → organisation → street address → city → postal code → administrative area optional —
PF FRENCH POLYNESIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
PG PAPUA NEW GUINEA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code → administrative area optional street address · city · administrative area
PH PHILIPPINES name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → postal code → administrative area optional —
PK PAKISTAN name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → postal code optional —
PL POLAND name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
PM ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
PN PITCAIRN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
PR PUERTO RICO name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
PS PALESTINIAN TERRITORY — none —
PT PORTUGAL name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
PW PALAU name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
PY PARAGUAY name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
QA QATAR — none —
RE REUNION organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
RO ROMANIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → administrative area → city required street address · city · postal code
RS REPUBLIC OF SERBIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
RW RWANDA — none —
SA SAUDI ARABIA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
SB SOLOMON ISLANDS — none —
SC SEYCHELLES name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area none —
SD SUDAN name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
SE SWEDEN organisation → name → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
SG REP. OF SINGAPORE name → organisation → street address → postal code required street address · postal code
SH SAINT HELENA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
SI SLOVENIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
SJ SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
SK SLOVAKIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · city · postal code
SL SIERRA LEONE — none —
SM SAN MARINO name → organisation → street address → postal code → city required street address · postal code
SN SENEGAL name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
SO SOMALIA name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · city · administrative area
SR SURINAME name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area none —
SS SOUTH SUDAN — none —
ST SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE — none —
SV EL SALVADOR name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional street address · city · administrative area
SX SINT MAARTEN — none —
SY SYRIA — none —
SZ SWAZILAND name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
TA TRISTAN DA CUNHA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
TC TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
TD CHAD — none —
TF FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES — none —
TG TOGO — none —
TH THAILAND name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → administrative area → postal code optional —
TJ TAJIKISTAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
TK TOKELAU — none —
TL TIMOR-LESTE — none —
TM TURKMENISTAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
TN TUNISIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
TO TONGA — none —
TR TURKEY name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area required street address · city · postal code
TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
TV TUVALU name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area none —
TW TAIWAN postal code → administrative area → city → street address → organisation → name required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
TZ TANZANIA (UNITED REP.) name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
UA UKRAINE name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · postal code
UG UGANDA — none —
UM UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · city · administrative area
US UNITED STATES name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
UY URUGUAY name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
UZ UZBEKISTAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city → administrative area optional —
VA VATICAN name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
VC SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (ANTILLES) name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional —
VE VENEZUELA name → organisation → street address → city → postal code → administrative area optional street address · city · administrative area
VG VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) name → organisation → street address → city → postal code optional street address
VI VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code required street address · city · administrative area · postal code
VN VIET NAM name → organisation → street address → city → administrative area → postal code optional street address · administrative area
VU VANUATU — none —
WF WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
WS SAMOA — none —
XK KOSOVO name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
YE YEMEN — none —
YT MAYOTTE organisation → name → street address → postal code → city → sorting code required street address · city · postal code
ZA SOUTH AFRICA name → organisation → street address → dependent locality → city → postal code required street address · city · postal code
ZM ZAMBIA name → organisation → street address → postal code → city optional —
ZW ZIMBABWE — none —

Two publishers, deliberately not merged. Name data is Unicode CLDR under Unicode-3.0; address data is Google’s libaddressinput, whose code is Apache-2.0 and whose data is CC-BY 4.0. CLDR carries no postal address data — a recursive search of the unicode-org/cldr tree returns zero address paths out of 9,101 — so the two halves cannot come from one source. A locale is surname-first only when its own base language appears in its own surnameFirst list; the lists are per-locale views of every other locale, not a flag. No patronymic or mononym column is derived: CLDR does not record one, and this collection does not invent what a source does not say.

Source. Unicode CLDR person names × Google libaddressinput · Unicode-3.0 · CC-BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-08-14. This collection is derived · two publishers, named separately.

The documents. Unicode CLDR person names · LDML Part 8 — Person Names · Google libaddressinput