How to count the number of unique and distinct values from a list of column?
Supposing, you have a long list of values with some duplicate items, now, you want to count the number of unique values (the values that appear in the list only once ) or distinct values (all different values in the list, it means unique values +1st duplicate values) in a column as left screenshot shown. This article, I will talk about how to deal with this job in Excel.
Count the number of unique or distinct values from a list of column with array formulas
Count the number of unique or distinct values from a list of column with useful features
Count the number of unique or distinct values from a list of column with array formulas
Count The Number Of Unique Values From A List Of Column
To count only the unique values in a column, please apply the below formula:
1. Enter or copy the below array formula into a blank cell:
Note: In the above formula, A2:A12 is the list of data that you want to count unique values.
2. Then, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys together, all unique values which appear in the list only once has been counted as following screenshot shown:
Count the number of distinct values from a list of column
If you want to count the number of all unique values +1st duplicate values in a column, the below formula may help you.
1. Please enter or copy the below array formula into a blank cell:
Note: In the above formula, A2:A12 is the list of data that you want to count distinct values.
2. Then, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys together, you will get the following result as you need:
Count the number of unique or distinct values from a list of column with useful features
If you are painful for remembering the formulas, here, I will introduce a powerful tool - Formula Helper of Kuttools for Excel, the Formula Helper collects dozens of common formulas which can save much time for you, and you don't need to remember the formulas any more. With its Cout unique values and Count cells with unique values(include the first duplicate value) features, you can get the number of unique and distinct values from a list quickly.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:
1. Click a cell where you want to output the result. See screenshot:
2. Then click Kutools > Formula Helper > Formula Helper, see screenshot:
3. In the Formulas Helper dialog box, please do the following operations:
- Select Statistical option from the Formula Type drop down list;
- Then choose Count unique values or Count cells with unique values (include the duplicate value) from the Choose a fromula list box as you need;
- In the right Arguments input section, select a list of cells that you want to count unique values.
4. Then click Ok button, the unique or distinct values will be calculated as below screenshot shown:
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