code: function getNumericHash(data) {
  	var hash = crypto.createHash('md5'),
  		numeric = 0,
  		buf;
  	hash.update(data + '-Phonetic');
  	buf = hash.digest();
  	for (var i = 0; i <= 12; i += 4)
  		numeric += buf.readUInt32LE(i);
  	return numeric;
  }
docs: Generates a numeric hash based on the input data.  The hash is an md5, with
  each block of 32 bits converted to an integer and added together.
  
  @param {string|number} data The string or number to be hashed.
  @returns {number}