Lookup only the second occurence

[Pauljj]

I have a list of names, all of them appear in this list twice (column A) in column B is a reference number

How can I look up the second occurence of the name to return the reference number

All methods of looking up always find the first occurence ?

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

Hi Aladin,

Thanks for explanation.

I have used your formula below
=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$100,E2)>=F2,INDEX($B$2:$B$100,SMALL(IF($A$2:$A$100=E2,ROW($A$2:$A$100)-ROW($A$2)+1),F2)),"Not Available")

It works like a charm.

Thanks again.

Biz

You are welcome. Thanks for providing feedback.

 

[T. Valko]

Using Ramdom Order

I have vba that solve this problem.

Occurrence is in cell D2. Looking for second occurrence. Using Vba I get 82 which is correct answer but formula gives me 23.

Function Nth_Occurrence(range_look As Range, find_it As String, _
    occurrence As Long, offset_row As Long, offset_col As Long)
Dim lCount As Long, rFound As Range
Set rFound = range_look.Cells(1, 1)
For lCount = 1 To occurrence
    Set rFound = range_look.Find(find_it, rFound, xlValues, xlWhole)
Next lCount
Nth_Occurrence = rFound.Offset(offset_row, offset_col)
End Function

Sheet1

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TEXT-ALIGN: center">Lisa</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Biff</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #008080; TEXT-ALIGN: center">23</TD><TD></TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #008080; TEXT-ALIGN: center">82</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Joe</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">20</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Joe</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">32</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Lisa</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">35</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">6</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Biff</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">51</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Tom</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">58</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Tom</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">67</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">9</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Biff</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">82</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">_</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">10</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Biff</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">23</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">11</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Lisa</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">79</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">12</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Joe</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">13</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Tom</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">14</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">14</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Lisa</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">89</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 19px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">15</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Joe</TD><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; TEXT-ALIGN: center">25</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: #00ff00; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: #00ff00; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: groove; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: #00ff00; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: groove; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: groove; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffcf9; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: #00ff00; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: groove"><TBODY><TR><TD>Spreadsheet Formulas</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=1><TBODY><TR style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca"><TD>Cell</TD><TD>Formula</TD></TR><TR><TD>E2</TD><TD>=LOOKUP(2,1/(A2:A15=D2),B2:B15)</TD></TR><TR><TD>G2</TD><TD>=Nth_Occurrence($A$2:$A$15,D2,$D$1,0,1)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The syntax is


<TABLE style="WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=64 border=0><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 48pt" width=64><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15.75pt" height=21><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 15.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=64 height=21></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15.75pt" height=21><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 15.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=21>=Nth_Occurrence(range_look,find_it,occurrence,offset_row,offset_col)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


I am sure there must be a way using formulas to derive similar result where occurrence and be manipulated easily.

Biz

See this:

Lookup when there are multiple instances of the lookup value

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2696961&postcount=3

 

[Biz]

See this:

Lookup when there are multiple instances of the lookup value

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2696961&postcount=3

Thanks for link.

Biz

 

[T. Valko]

Thanks for link.

Biz

You're welcome!

 

[Eskypades]

=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$100,E2)>=F2,INDEX($B$2:$B$100,SMALL(IF($A$2:$A$100=E2,ROW($A$2:$A$100)-ROW($A$2)+1),F2)),"Not Available")

Thought I'd add my thanks for this formula as well. Works great for what I need.

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

Thought I'd add my thanks for this formula as well. Works great for what I need.

That's thoughtful. Thanks for providing feedback.

 

[T. Valko]

Thought I'd add my thanks for this formula as well.

=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$100,E2)>=F2,INDEX($B$2:$B$100,SMALL(IF($A$2:$A$100=E2,ROW($A$2:$A$100)-ROW($A$2)+1),F2)),"Not Available")

If you index the entire column it's less expensive.

=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$100,E2)>=F2,INDEX($B:$B,SMALL(IF($A$2:$A$100=E2,ROW($A$2:$A$100)),F2)),"Not Available")