Count Text String Occurrence Across 2 Column Array But Only Count Text String Once if in Adjacent Cell

bearwires

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
I have a data table with multiple columns.
I need to count the number of occurrences of names in the range --> Summary!$C$3:$D$10000.
The name list is located on Sheet1!$A$2:$A$8
I want the total count to be Sheet1!$B$2:$B$8

If the same name is shown in the adjacent column cell, I only want to count that name once.

It is this part which is causing me a headache.

I can count all occurrences in the entire range, using
Excel Formula:
=COUNTIF(Summary!$C$3:$D$10000,Sheet1!$A2)
.
When a name occurs twice on the same row, the formula obviously doens't take that into account.

C
D
Bob SmithDave Jones
Dave JonesBob Smith
Ryan EvansIvor Biggun
Chris PeacockMike Hunt
Ivor BiggunPeter Schlong
Mike HuntOscar Reynolds
Chris PeacockChris Peacock
Peter SchlongRyan Evans
Oscar ReynoldsChris Peacock
Chris PeacockMike Hunt

This is the result I need the formula show based on the above data set:

Chris Peacock = 4
Bob Smith = 2
Dave Jones = 2
Ryan Evans = 2
Ivor Biggun = 2
Mike Hunt = 2
Peter Schlong = 2
Oscar Reynolds = 2


Can someone give me a hand to solve this issue please?

Thanks
 

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One way:
Rich (BB code):
=COUNTIF(Summary!$C$3:$D$10000,Sheet1!$A2)-COUNTIFS(Summary!$C$3:$C$10000,Sheet1!$A2,Summary!$D$3:$D$10000,Sheet1!$A2)
 
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