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Assuming the original value is in A1, put this formula in B1:

=MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1,LEN(A1))&", "&LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1)

but this might not include if there are any name prefixes.
 
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Like this:

=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(" ",A1))&", "&LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1)

where A1 contains the original text.
 
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