The Name Similarity function compares the semantic similarity of two entity names (Person, Location, or Organization) and returns a score between 0 and 1, representing the degree of similarity between two entity names.
Scores Returned
Options
You can improve the accuracy of the match score by providing the entity type (PERSON, LOCATION, or ORGANIZATION and the three-letter language code for the name.
Recommendation
To improve the score returned, provide the language and the entity type. Run a set of names through the name similarity to see the values returned from your data. You may be able to determine a minimum value for acceptable matches.