PHP array_count_values() Function

Last Updated : 17 Mar 2025

The array_count_values() function returns an array where the keys are the original array's values, and the values is the number of occurrences. In other words, we can say that array_count_values() function is used to calculate the frequency of all of the elements of an array.

Syntax

Return Type

Returns an associative array, where the keys are the original array's values, and the values are the number of occurrences. This function is introduced in PHP 4

Example 1

Output:

Array( [3] => 2  [Hii] => 2  [World] => 1 )

Example 2

Output:

Array(  [php] => 3  [T] => 2  [Point] => 1 )

Example 3

Output:

Array ( [Ajay]=>2 [Sid]=>2 [Rahul]=>1 [Ashish]=>1 )

Example 4

Output:

Array ( [Cricket] => 1 [Hockey] => 2 [Football] => 1 )