Ekanayake is used as a family name or surname in Sri Lanka. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ekanayake
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ekanayake

How popular is Ekanayake?

Ekanayake is common in Sri Lanka.

Ekanayake is ranked 7505 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ekanayakes grew by 66.95652 per cent to 192 since 2000 and ranked 95115 after elevating 39814 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.23 88.7
Ekanayake is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sri Lanka which signifies that it is originated from Sri Lanka. Around 72146 people have been found who wears Ekanayake as their family name. Ekanayake is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
701,083 India8
6,940 Japan8
3,608 Maldives4
720,003 Russia4
14,054 China3
2,720 South Korea3
661,536 Indonesia3
90,215 Germany3
2,967 Vietnam3
67,494 South Africa3
9,185 Hong Kong2
54,135 Philippines2
7,574 Bangladesh2
1,151 Brunei2
219,873 France2
10,683 Cyprus1
53,033 Nigeria1
49,101 Denmark1
13,447 Uganda1
31,207 Ireland1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,057 Myanmar1
47,891 Norway1
8,859 Iraq1
17,236 Ghana1
37,493 Austria1
3,350 Fiji1
25,721 Egypt1
2,613 The Bahamas1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,429 New Zealand45
11,040 Scotland39
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
171 Seychelles83
40,037 Canada80
2,053 Bahrain73
5,248 Singapore59
Countries with hundreds of Ekanayake:
7,029 Australia410
19,430 England274
3,840 United Arab Emirates260
93,305 United States246
1,050 Qatar233
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
3,016 Oman155
Countries with ten thousands of Ekanayake:
24 Sri Lanka69,840
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Ekanayake Namesakes

  • Ajith Ekanayake, Cricket Player
  • A. Ekanayake Gunasinha, Political leader
  • A. Ekanayake Gunasinha, Political leader
  • Nuwan Ekanayake, Cricket Player
  • Dilhani Ekanayake, Film actress
  • In 2010 adventure and comedy film, Behind the Scenes, Dinindu Ekanayake characterized Dinindu.

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