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Default Can Excel look thru column of text & derive most commone

Find the most frequently occurring number:
=INDEX(A1:A367,MODE(IF(A1:A367<"",MATCH(A1:A367,A 1:A367,0))))

Find the most frequently occurring name:
=INDEX(B1:B367,MODE(IF(B1:B367<"",MATCH(B1:B367,B 1:B367,0))))

Both of these functions are committed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter.


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"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Try this UDF (User Defined function). From workbook launch VBE using Alt+F11.
From menu Insert a Module and paste the below function.Close and get back to
workbook and try the below formula.

=MostRepeated(A1:A8)

Function MostRepeated(varRange As Range) As String
Dim lngCount As Long, lngMost As Long
For Each cell In varRange
lngCount = WorksheetFunction.CountIf(varRange, cell)
If lngCount lngMost Then MostRepeated = cell.Text: lngMost = lngCount
Next
End Function


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"camsown" wrote:

I have a sheet that contains employee initials in one column. I am trying to
figure out a way for Excel to derive the most used set of initials with out
having to tell it all the possible initials. Is there a formula for this?

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