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Default Counting Different Names in A Column... Formula?


Try this

For a list of names (with possible multiples) in A1:A10

This formula returns the count of unique items:
B1: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A10<"")/COUNTIF(A1:A10,A1:A10&""))

Does that help?

Regards,

Ron


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