Analysing a list of surnames: counting & checking against a list

[hsanchez0150]

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to analyze a list of last names. I would like to know how to set up a formula using 2 separate lists. The 1st list is the list of the total people by last name that have shown up to an event. The 2nd list is a list of Common Spanish Surnames. I want to know how many spanish surnames are contained on the 1st list. OF course the original list is much longer. Below is just a small sample. Please help
List 1. List 2-Spanish Surnames
A E
1. BARNETT 1. ABAD
2. BIELAMOWICZ 2. ABADIA
3. GIEGER 3. ABADIANO
4. GOLDEN 4. ABADIAS
5. LEISSNER 5. ABADILLA
6. LEISSNER 6. ABADIN
7. SAUNDERS 7. ABAIGAR
8. WEST HINSON 8. ABAJO
9. MURRAY 9. ABALLE
10. PEARCE 10. ABALO

[menem]

Could you please upload a sample file (with result that you want) ? (See yellow banner above)
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Regards.

[AliGW]

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[bsalv]

make a table of all your names and with 2 pivottables, you get the wanted data.
Refresh when you add new names

[JohnTopley]

with List1 in column A and List2 in column B starting in row 2

try

in C2

=COUNTIF($A:$A,$B2)

[hsanchez0150]

This did not work. It gave me all 0

[hsanchez0150]

I have over 13000 names. Excel just keeps thinking when turning into table. No response.

[bsalv]

how does your table look like ?

[hsanchez0150]

how does your table look like ?

Attachment 749551

im attching this

[hsanchez0150]

I want to know how many Spanish surnames from column D are contained in column A.

[CARACALLA]

Post a small Excel sheet (not a picture) showing realistic & representative sample data WITHOUT confidential information (10-20 rows, not thousands...) and some manually calculated results. Just before posting, scroll down to GO ADVANCED, click, and then scroll down to MANAGE ATTACHMENTS and click again. Now follow the instructions at the top of that screen.