Numbers of letters in the last names of our latter-day prophets
The following shows the number of letters in the last names of our prophets:
3 letters . . . . . . 1 prophet (Harold B Lee)
4 letters . . . . . . 2 prophets (Lorenzo Snow, Dallin H Oaks)
5 letters . . . . . . 7 prophets (Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Joseph F Smith, Heber J Grant, George Albert Smith, David O McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith)
6 letters . . . . . . 5 prophets (John Taylor, Ezra Taft Benson, Howard W Hunter, Thomas S Monson, Russell M Nelson)
7 letters . . . . . . 1 prophet (Spencer W Kimball)
8 letters . . . . . . 2 prophets (Wilford Woodruff, Gordon B Hinckley)
(Note: As can be calculated from the above data, the average number of letters in the last names of our 18 prophets is 5.50. The calculation can be seen below.)
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Calculation: (3×1) + (4×2) + (5×7) + (6×5) + (7×1) + (8×2) = 3 + 8 + 35 + 30 + 7 + 16 = 99 total letters. Thus, 99 ÷ 18 = 5.50 letters, the average in the 18 names.