String str ="2342asfghgyu56asdasda"; Map<String,Integer> maps = new HashMap<String,Integer>(); for(int i=0;i<str.length();i++){ String key = String.valueOf((str.charAt(i))); if(!maps.containsKey(key)) maps.put(key, 1); else{ int val =maps.get(key); maps.put(key, val+1); } } for(Map.Entry i : maps.entrySet()){ System.out.println(i.getKey()+ "=="+i.getValue()); }