How to count number of occurrence In Excel
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Counting is one of the most essential commands in Excel. This article will focus on counting the number of times a value will appear in a spreadsheet.
Step 1 – Click on an empty cell

In this example Cell E4 is used.
Step 2 – Use the COUNTIF function

The COUNTIF function has 2 inputs which is the array, and the criteria. The chosen array, or the selected data here is A1 to A9. While the criteria is Japan.
Step 3 – Press Enter

Pressing Enter will return the output of the formula.