Assume you want to know what % of entries contain Bob:

Assumes there are no empty/blank cells within the range:

=COUNTIF(B$6:B$50,"Bob")/ROWS(B$6:B$50)

Format as PERCENTAGE

Biff

"help with excel" wrote in message
...
How do i get a figure for Percentage in xl? I have a set of cells that i
need
to know the percentage of. For example: Cell B6 to B 50 has names in it,
what
is the percentage of individuals in the cell?

thanks in advance.