This tutorial explains an Excel formula to find the least frequent value in a list. This formula will work whether the value is a number, or text. In this example we want to return the name that occurs the least.
The spreadsheet below shows a list of names with the answer in cell D2. Ross is the name that occurs the least in that list.
This formula returns the least frequent value from the list in A2:A16. The formula is explained below so keep reading.
{=INDEX(A2:A16,MATCH(MIN(COUNTIF(A2:A16,A2:A16)),COUNTIF(A2:A16,A2:A16),0))}[Read more…] about Excel Formula to Find the Least Frequent Value