How to count same or duplicate values only once in a column?

Supposing, some duplicate values are populated in a column of your worksheet, now, you need to count the same or duplicate values only once which means to count only the unique values as following screenshot shown. How could you solve this task in Excel?
Count same or duplicate values only once in a column with formulas
Count same or duplicate values only once in a column with an easy feature
Count same or duplicate values only once in a column with formulas
Count the same values only once without case sensitive
To count the same values only once in a column, please apply the following formula into a blank cell where you want to output the result:
And then, press Enter key to get the result, see screenshot:
Count the same values only once with case sensitive
To count the same values only once with case sensitive, please apply the below formula:
And then, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys together to get the correct result, see screenshot:
Note: In the above formulas, A2:A15 is the data range that you want to count the duplicates only once.
Count same or duplicate values only once in a column with an easy feature
With Kutools for Excel’s Count cells with unique values (include the first duplicate) utility, you can quickly count the number of the same values only once in a column without remebering any formulas.
Note:To apply this Count cells with unique values (include the first duplicate), firstly, you should download the Kutools for Excel, and then apply the feature quickly and easily.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:
1. Click a cell where you want to put the result.
2. Click Kutools > Formula Helper > Formula Helper, see screenshot:
3. In the Formulas Helper dialog box:
- Select Statistical option from the Formula Type drop down list;
- Then choose Count cells with unique values (include the first duplicate) from the Choose a fromula list box;
- In the Arguments input section, select the list of cells that you want to count unique values.
4. Then click Ok button, the duplicate values which only appear only once has been calculated at once, see screenshot:
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