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names in a long list
a1:a200 are a list of names. I need to determine which name is appearing
most often AND have the name populate B2 in the same worksheet. Would appreciate any help you can offer. |
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names in a long list
=INDEX(A1:A20,MODE(MATCH(A1:A20,A1:A20,0)))
or =INDEX(A1:A20,MATCH(MAX(COUNTIF(A1:A20,A1:A20)),CO UNTIF(A1:A20,A1:A20),0)) both entered with ctrl + shift & enter, the first one is shorter but returns error if there are blank cells within the range adapt to fit your range -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (remove ^^ from email address) Portland, Oregon "ferde" wrote in message ... a1:a200 are a list of names. I need to determine which name is appearing most often AND have the name populate B2 in the same worksheet. Would appreciate any help you can offer. |
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Try this formula =INDEX(A1:A200,MATCH(MAX(COUNTIF(A1:A200,A1:A200)) ,COUNTIF(A1:A200,A1:A200),0)) confirmed with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER -- daddylonglegs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ daddylonglegs's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=30486 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=521577 |
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Thank you for your reply
"daddylonglegs" wrote: Try this formula =INDEX(A1:A200,MATCH(MAX(COUNTIF(A1:A200,A1:A200)) ,COUNTIF(A1:A200,A1:A200),0)) confirmed with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER -- daddylonglegs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ daddylonglegs's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=30486 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=521577 |
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names in a long list
Thank you ,,,it works great
"Peo Sjoblom" wrote: =INDEX(A1:A20,MODE(MATCH(A1:A20,A1:A20,0))) or =INDEX(A1:A20,MATCH(MAX(COUNTIF(A1:A20,A1:A20)),CO UNTIF(A1:A20,A1:A20),0)) both entered with ctrl + shift & enter, the first one is shorter but returns error if there are blank cells within the range adapt to fit your range -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (remove ^^ from email address) Portland, Oregon "ferde" wrote in message ... a1:a200 are a list of names. I need to determine which name is appearing most often AND have the name populate B2 in the same worksheet. Would appreciate any help you can offer. |
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