In Indonesia , we have name anarchy. Some people have a family name, some people have two given names, some people only have one name, some people have many names and none of them are family names...
How will your app handle people with a single name? My wife's mother splits her name in two based on syllables, but that's not exactly right.
I think two fields, one mandatory -- "name" -- and other optional -- "preferred name" -- is the way to go.
You should also consider how to handle people changing names, in the events of marriage, sex change, religious conversion, or what have you.
How will your app handle people with a single name? My wife's mother splits her name in two based on syllables, but that's not exactly right.
I think two fields, one mandatory -- "name" -- and other optional -- "preferred name" -- is the way to go.
You should also consider how to handle people changing names, in the events of marriage, sex change, religious conversion, or what have you.