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How to find value with highest frequency in a range in Excel?

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How can you find the most common (frequently appearing) value in a range in Excel? This article shows you two methods to achieve it in details.

Find value with highest frequency in a range with array formula
Easily find value with highest frequency in a range with Kutools for Excel

Find value with highest frequency in a range with array formula

Suppose you need to find the fruit with the highest frequency in the Fruit column, as shown in the screenshot below, please do as follows.

A screenshot of an Excel range showing fruit names with frequencies

1. Select a blank cell to output the highest frequency value, enter the below formula into it, and then press the Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys simultaneously.

=INDEX(B:B, 10000*MOD(MAX(COUNTIF(B2:B16,B2:B16)+(ROW(B2:B16)/10000)),1), 1)

A screenshot of an array formula used to find the highest frequency value in Excel

Now you have the highest frequency value in the Fruit column, and it will return the last most frequent value if there is more than one result.

Notes:

1. In the formula, B:B and B2:B16 are the column and range which you will search for the value with highest frequency.
2. This array formula works for both text and number lists.
3. If you just want to find the value with highest frequency in a number list, you can also try this normal formula: =MODE(C2:C16), it will get error value if there are no repeated values.

Find value with highest frequency in a range with Kutools for Excel (without remembering formula)

If the above array formula is not easy for you to handle, here highly recommend the Find most common value feature of Kutools for Excel. This feature will help you easily find the highest frequency value in a certain range with several clicks only.

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1. Select a blank cell to output the highest frequency value, then click Kutools > Formula Helper > Formula Helper.

A screenshot of the Kutools Formula Helper option in Excel ribbon

2. In the Formula Helper dialog box, please configure as follows.

2.1) Find and select Find most common value in the Choose a formula box;
Tips: You can check the Filter box, enter the key word to search the formula.
2.2) In the Range box, select the column range in which you want to find the highest common value;
2.3) Click the OK button.

A screenshot of the Formula Helper dialog box with settings to find the highest frequency value

Then the highest frequency value in specified list will be populated in selected cell immediately.

A screenshot showing the result of the highest frequency value found using Kutools

Notes:

1. With this feature, you will get the first most frequent value if there are more than one result.
2. If there are no duplicate values in the list, you will get an error value after applying this feature.

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