# Multi field search with wild cards and query performance

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-search-with-wild-cards-and-query-performance/60665>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 16, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-search-with-wild-cards-and-query-performance/60665 "2016-09-16T04:12:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chaudhry\_salil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@chaudhry\_salil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chaudhry_salil)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-search-with-wild-cards-and-query-performance/60665/1 "2016-09-16T04:12:09Z")

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We need to search for “john\*” when the user has typed only “john”. Sometimes we also need to search like '_oh_' which can find matching words like John.

Also need to search like '_John_' '_Toyo_' match criteria like John, Toyota, John Toyota, Johnson etc.

These criterias can be matched in different fields simultaneously.

It could be a performance intensive operation. How can we handle the performance impact or any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-search-with-wild-cards-and-query-performance/60665/2 "2017-07-05T22:19:51Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:19pm UTC