Contact names not displaying during calls, but only in logs

Many names in the address book not showing up
Hence, when i get a call or make one, the name doesnt come up with the number
after the call, the number with the name is visible in call log as outgoing or incoming or missed
in the database details it shows my address book having 238 numbers (these are the numbers currently visible)
so how is it that the names are visible in the log and not in the address book and also not visible during a call
Please help
(a search for this topic hasnt got me the correct results)

Same thing happened with mine! Still haven't figured it out, but **bleep** it's annoying!

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