Far-Right AfD Gets Surprise over Common Names of German Benefits Recipients
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The AfD wants to know exactly: the first names of the citizens' money recipients in Germany. But what does a name really say about a person?
The AfD wanted to know from the Federal Government which 14 first names are most common among citizens' money recipients. Michael, Andreas and Thomas took the first three places.
The most common first names of citizens' money recipients in Germany are Michael, Andreas and Thomas. This is shown by a response from the Federal Ministry of Labour to a request from the AfD parliamentary group.
The most common first names of citizens' money recipients in Germany are Michael, Andreas and Thomas. This is shown by an answer from the Ministry of Labour to a question by the AfD parliamentary group after the 14 most common first names of the persons concerned.

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