Statistics for Most Common First-Level Subdivision Names in the World

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#	Countries	Name	% Correct
12	Botswana, Cameroon, Fiji, Ghana, Israel, Malawi, Malta, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Zambia	Central	80%
9	Bahrain, Botswana, Israel, Malawi, Malta, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Zambia	Southern	79%
8	Fiji, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Zambia	Western	79%
6	Fiji, Ghana, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Zambia	Eastern	78%
11	Bahrain, Fiji, Ghana, Israel, Malawi, Malta, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Zambia	Northern	78%
4	Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela	Amazonas	53%
4	Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada	Saint John	52%
5	Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint George	51%
3	Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa	North West	47%
3	Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela	Bolívar	38%
3	Argentina, Bolivia, Cape Verde	Santa Cruz	36%
3	Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica	Saint Peter	33%
3	Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras	La Paz	28%
5	Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Andrew	25%
3	Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint David	20%
3	Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Patrick	18%