Rodriguez is the first surname of almost 45,000 people in the province of Las Palmas and the second for another 39,000 people, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. Among them, 2,650 people have Rodriguez as both their first and second surnames in the four eastern islands.
The second most common surname in the group of islands of Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria is Santana, which almost 39,000 people have as their first and another 34,000 as their second. There are more than 3,000 people who have Santana as both surnames.
The third most common surname in the eastern province is Gonzalez. A total of 34,350 people have it as their first and another 30,000 as their second. There are 1,600 people in the province who have Gonzalez as both their first and second surnames.
Fourth place is for Hernandez, a surname that 31,000 people in the province of Las Palmas have in first place and another 27,000 in second place. There are 1,500 people in the province with the surname Hernandez Hernandez.
The fifth most typical surname in the eastern province is Garcia, 30,000 people have it as their first and another 26,000 as their second. There are 1,430 people who have it twice.
