How is the Contacts saved/organized/searched???

Hi guys,
now when u want to look for a contact in ur phonebook, u either start typing in the search bar, scroll down to the name or use the Index on the right...
now how does the iPhone search for them??
when i type: will it show depending on last name or first name or anything that works??
when i use the Index on the right: the letters represent the first name or last name of the contact??
hope u got my question
Thx

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Lastname, Firstname
... or like this:
Firstname, Lastname
It will then display all of your contacts that way. When you "flick" the screen up or down or use the A-Z scoller at the right edge, it's simply moving up and down that sorted list.
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