If you use it in the same column then you have to change the range to not
include the cell with the formula, if the data is in C2:C50 then use

=COUNTIF(C2:C50,"WRRI")

if that returns a zero than you must have either spaces or invisible html
characters


=COUNTIF(C2:C50,"*WRRI*")




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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"relo" wrote in message
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I must not be doing it right. Either it
enters
a zero in the cell that I put the formula in or it gives an error message
that I created a circular function.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

=COUNTIF(C:C,"WRRI")

or better

=COUNTIF(C:C,D2)


where you would put the different names in D2


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom




"relo" wrote in message
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I would like to be able to count the number of different names in a
column.
In the example below in Column C is the field name ClientName. Under
ClientName are the different names that I would like to count. There
are
several hundred files in the spreadsheet and would like to be able to
count
how many are "WRRI", "Primacy" etc. How can I do this? Thanks in
advance.

ClientName
WRRI
WRRI
ETC Relo
Primacy
WRRI
SIRVA
Moving Station
Prudential
Hewitt
WRRI
WRRI
Vision
Hewitt
Moving Station
SIRVA
WRRI
American Relocation
WRRI
GMAC
Moving Station
WRRI
GMAC
WRRI