'Nationalizes' a name

Returns the estimated nationality from a given name.

nationalize(
  name,
  simplify = TRUE,
  sliced = TRUE,
  apikey = get_api_key(),
  meta = FALSE
)

Arguments

name	Name/s to estimate the nationality. Can be a single character string or a character vector. Obligatory parameter.
simplify	Defines if the result should be returned as a single vector or a data.frame with additional information. By default set to TRUE, which returns a vector.
sliced	Names can have multiple estimated nationalities ranked by probability. This logical parameter allows to "slice"/keep only the parameter with the highest probability to keep a single estimate for each name. By default set to TRUE.
apikey	Optional parameter to pass the API key. The API is free for up to 1000 names/day. No sign up or API key needed. Yet, if more requests would be needed, visit the nationalize.io store and the obtained API key can be passed through this parameter. The API can also be saved one time through the save_api_key function, so it is not necessary to call again.
meta	Logical parameter to define if API related information should be returned. By default set to FALSE. Returns information about: The amount of names available in the current time window The number of names left in the current time window Seconds remaining until a new time window opens

Value

Returns the estimated nationality as the common ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. The result can be in a single character vector form or a data.frame with additional information.

Details

The function automatically handles pagination (max. 10 names per API request), missing values & duplicated values. If a name is duplicated for the same country_id (if the parameter has been passed), it will handle the request as a a single name to save requests, returning the same value for the duplicated names. To see more details about the API documentation, visit the nationalize.io website.

Warning

Please be aware about local privacy protection regulations such as GDPR when dealing with personal data.

See also

genderize, agify

Examples

# \donttest{
nationalize(name=c("Ben", "Maria"))
#> [1] "AU" "CY"
# }