List<String> items =
                Arrays.asList("apple", "apple", "banana",
                        "apple", "orange", "banana", "papaya");

        Map<String, Long> result =
                items.stream().collect(
                        Collectors.groupingBy(
                                Function.
 
identity(), Collectors.counting()
                        )
                );

        Map<String, Long> finalMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();

        //Sort a map and add to finalMap
        result.entrySet().stream()
                .sorted(Map.Entry.<String, Long>comparingByValue()
                        .
 
reversed()).forEachOrdered(e -> finalMap.put(e.getKey(), e.getValue()));

        System.out.println(finalMap);