8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining if all name components within the name component group share one or more common categories comprises: determining if a name component group includes more than one name component; identifying the one or more categories for the name component as the one or more common categories if the name component group does not include more than one component; comparing one or more categories associated with each of the name components to the one or more categories associated with other name components of the name component group if the name component group includes more than one name component.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining if all name components within the name component group share one or more common categories comprises: determining if a name component group includes more than one name component; identifying the one or more categories for the name component as the one or more common categories if the name component group does not include more than one component; comparing one or more categories associated with each of the name components to the one or more categories associated with other name components of the name component group if the name component group includes more than one name component. 10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more common categories comprise one of a category associated with a name component of the one or more name components or a parent category of a category associated with a name component of the one or more name components of a name component group.