1. A method for minutiae record matching, comprising the steps of: providing at least a first plurality of minutiae match values, said first plurality of match values comprising a first ordered series; providing at least a second plurality of weighting values corresponding to a function of the number of minutiae matched for each minutiae match record; processing said second plurality of match values and said first plurality of minutiae match values to define a third plurality of weighted match values; and sorting said third plurality of weighted match values to provide a fourth plurality of weighted match values comprising a second ordered series.