According to the US census, I might exist, it's just statistically unlikely.
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Comparatively, there are 44,541 people named John Smith in the United States. There are 969 people named James Bond, 102 named Harry Potter, 434 people named George Bush, 31 named Emily Dickinson, and 32 Johnny Cashs. Huh.
Q: What does it mean by "chances are low that someone has this combination of names."?
Even if both names are common enough to make our list, if they are both relatively uncommon names, there may be less than 50% chance* -- sometimes much less than 50% -- that even one person has that name. Since our numbers suggest such a person is unlikely, although possible, we hedge our bets and say that are likely "1 or fewer" individuals with that name.
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