Sanctions name check
The same search as the sanctions section, with the match strength explained. A result is a string resemblance, never a verdict about a person or a company.
This tool compares the spelling you typed against the name variants recorded in the list versions on file. It does not decide whether anyone is subject to restrictions, and an empty result means no match in the versions checked with the spelling used — not that a person or company is clear.
How to read the match strength
the same three bands shown next to every result| Score | Shown as | What it means | What it does not mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90–100% | exact | The recorded name and your query are the same string after normalisation. | Not an identification. Common names match exactly and belong to many people. |
| 70–89% | strong | The strings differ in a few characters — a transliteration variant, a missing particle, an initial. | Not a ranking of likelihood. A strong match can be a stranger and a weaker one the right party. |
| below 70% | partial | Part of the name matched. Frequently a surname alone, or one element of a company name. | Not evidence on its own, and useless without the identifying details in the source entry. |
Enter a name to check
Nothing is queried until you provide a name, and nothing you type is stored.
What to do with a hit
- Open the official record linked next to the result. Only the authority’s own entry is authoritative.
- Compare the identifying details — date and place of birth, nationality, passport or registration number, address. Those, not the name, decide the question.
- Check the publication date of the version we searched against the authority’s current file.
- Where the consequences matter, take legal advice. Nothing on this site is advice, and no page here states that anyone is or is not subject to restrictions.
Source: U.S. Treasury, OFAC sanctions list service · as of —