How do I separate the last name only from say Kelvin F Pakaree?

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I have a column of names which are separated with spaces. I only want the
last name. What formula/e can I use to get only the last name, example MRS
SALOME NAICKER, MR ALISTER KELVIN FRANCIS PAKAREE.
 
=MID(A1,FIND("~",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","~",LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",""))))+1,255)

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Bob Phillips

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