Statistics of the Place Names Database

The following data will give some statistics over the content of the KNAB Place Names Database. The data are automatically generated, therefore KNAB source codes are used.

Place names of Estonia

• Frequency of designation codes for named features
  (i.e. how many populated places, lakes, islands, etc. are in the database. KNAB codes are used, see the short list or the complete table)
• Frequency of named features in counties and municipalities
  (i.e. how many features are located in any particular administrative units. KNAB codes are used, see the short list or the complete table)
• Frequency of named features in (church) parishes
• Frequency of names in various languages
  (i.e. how many names are in a given language. KNAB codes are used, see the list. NB! In the database on Estonia the Estonian-language names are mostly unmarked)

Place names of other countries

• Frequency of designation codes for named features
  (i.e. how many populated places, seas, islands, etc. are in the database. KNAB codes are used, see the short list or the complete table)
• Frequency of named features in countries
  (how many features are associated with any given country. ISO codes are used, see the list)
• Frequency of names in various languages
  (i.e. how many names are in a given language. KNAB codes are used, see the list)