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. 2021 Jul 1;109(3):414–421. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1185

Table 6.

Origin of physicians' first names (n=6,131 physicians)

Origin N1 (%)
French-speaking country 1679 (32.2)
English-speaking country 751 (14.4)
Spanish-speaking country 404 (7.7)
Asian country2 344 (6.6)
Eastern European country 324 (6.2)
Italian-speaking country 288 (5.5)
Western European country2 272 (5.2)
Arabic-speaking country 259 (5.0)
German-speaking country 259 (5.0)
Northern European country2 220 (4.2)
Southern European country2 217 (4.2)
Portuguese-speaking country 198 (3.8)
1

The total number of physicians does not add up to 6,131 because of missing values (no assignments for 916 physicians (14.9%))

2

If not already classified in another group (e.g., the Arabic-speaking country group for some Asian countries)