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Reformat most common surnames

Reformat copy-pasted table into a list of the most common surnames

Start file

Surname  	Approx Number  	% Frequency  	Rank  
SMITH	 2,501,922	1.006	1
JOHNSON	 2,014,470	0.81	2
WILLIAMS	 1,738,413	0.699	3
JONES	 1,544,427	0.621	4
BROWN	 1,544,427	0.621	5
DAVIS	 1,193,760	0.48	6
MILLER	 1,054,488	0.424	7
WILSON	 843,093	0.339	8
MOORE	 775,944	0.312	9
TAYLOR	 773,457	0.311	10

End file

1. Smith
2. Johnson
3. Williams
4. Jones
5. Brown
6. Davis
7. Miller
8. Wilson
9. Moore
10. Taylor

View Diff

1,11c1,10
< Surname  	Approx Number  	% Frequency  	Rank  
< SMITH	 2,501,922	1.006	1
< JOHNSON	 2,014,470	0.81	2
< WILLIAMS	 1,738,413	0.699	3
< JONES	 1,544,427	0.621	4
< BROWN	 1,544,427	0.621	5
< DAVIS	 1,193,760	0.48	6
< MILLER	 1,054,488	0.424	7
< WILSON	 843,093	0.339	8
< MOORE	 775,944	0.312	9
< TAYLOR	 773,457	0.311	10
---
> 1. Smith
> 2. Johnson
> 3. Williams
> 4. Jones
> 5. Brown
> 6. Davis
> 7. Miller
> 8. Wilson
> 9. Moore
> 10. Taylor

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