In which country do people usually have two surnames?
Russia
Spain
Japan
Greece
In most Spanish-speaking countries, the custom is for people to have two surnames, a paternal one (after the father) and a maternal one (after the mother). Thus, for instance, Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas Fernández has Iker as his given name, Casillas as his first surname, and Fernández as his second.
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Russia
Spain
Japan
Greece
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Spain16
the Netherlands14
Italy14
Greece14
Australia30
Republic of Ireland21
Germany70
the United Kingdom93
Poland10841
the United States207
Canada12
Sweden10
France11
India38