What's in a name?

A while ago, I was researching economic data on the 49 poorest countries on the globe. Why 49, you ask. Apparently, my professor thinks it’s the magic number. Anyway, it got me thinking if there was any relationship between the name of a country and its economic health or the lack thereof. Turned out that there were 7 Ms, 7 Ss and 6 Cs and 5 Bs. People in some parts of the world believe that there is a lot in a name. If that really were the case, maybe these countries ought to consider changing their names. If they don’t want to change their economic policies, that is.