Dissanayake is used as a family name or surname in Sri Lanka. It is 11 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dissanayake
No. of characters: 11
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dissanayake

How popular is Dissanayake?

Dissanayake is common in Sri Lanka.

Dissanayake is ranked 3077 on our list.

There are about 201 people in US who wears Dissanayake as surname and ranked 91625 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 90.55
Others 4.98
White 3.48
Dissanayake is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sri Lanka which signifies that it is originated from Sri Lanka. Around 177780 people have been found who wears Dissanayake as their family name. Dissanayake is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
9,568 Thailand8
98,953 Belarus7
1,377 South Korea6
8,582 Japan6
4,997 Bangladesh4
9,097 Wales3
4,529 Mauritius3
4,138 Bahrain3
82,478 South Africa2
257 East Timor2
3,478 Haiti2
5,318 Iraq2
34,572 Israel2
4,781 Malawi2
10,683 Cyprus1
6,149 Ethiopia1
91,024 Belgium1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,374 Bermuda1
169,904 Brazil1
8,181 Botswana1
4,249 Cambodia1
880 Djibouti1
3,350 Fiji1
13,447 Uganda1
5,553 Taiwan1
47,891 Norway1
31,207 Ireland1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
21,562 Portugal1
2,057 Myanmar1
36,814 Romania1
28,365 Kenya1
9,498 Iceland1
81,201 Switzerland1
3,275 Nepal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
227,902 Russia37
12,692 Scotland33
29,040 Denmark15
78,557 Netherlands13
1,424 Maldives13
587,188 India11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
4,262 Kuwait87
14,205 Sweden65
3,881 Hong Kong59
Countries with hundreds of Dissanayake:
4,615 Australia650
10,393 England613
1,736 United Arab Emirates612
6,345 Saudi Arabia539
1,521 Oman340
31,047 Germany336
77,149 United States312
914 Qatar263
16,687 Canada220
46,207 Italy168
5,556 Jordan154
13,194 Malaysia126
6,765 New Zealand109
3,201 Singapore106
12,545 Austria105
Countries with hundred thousands of Dissanayake:
6 Sri Lanka172,612
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Dissanayake Namesakes

  • Gayan Anuradha Dissanayake, Actor
  • Jayani Dissanayake, Teacher
  • Duminda Dissanayake, Sri Lankan member of Parliament
  • Duminda Buddhike Bandara Dissanayake, Civil servant
  • Gamini Dissanayake, Sri Lankan Politician
  • S. B. Dissanayake, Sri Lankan Politician
  • Charith Dissanayake, Actor
  • Jayani Dissanayake, Teacher
  • Duminda Dissanayake, Sri Lankan member of Parliament
  • Navin Dissanayake, Sri Lankan Politician
  • In 0, Sanjeewa Dissanayake portrayed the role of Velu in crime and mystery film Viyasiduru.

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