Dasanayaka Surname

39,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Dasanayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dasanayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka13,0101:1,599222
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Dasanayaka (158) may also be a first name.

Dasanayaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dasanayaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dasanayaka occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dasanayaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dasanayaka is the 39,981st most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 555,284 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dasanayaka are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 730,165th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 158 people.

The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 13,010 people, or 1 in 1,599. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Dasanayaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dasanayaka are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Dasanayaka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.01% more than the national average, earning $69,474 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dassanayaka953,363/
Dasanayka954/
Dasanayake9014,427/
Dasanayeka909/
Desanayaka902/
Dassanayake8626,978/
Dassanayeka862/
Dasanayke844/
Dassanayakee821/
Dassanauyake821/
Dassanayke801/
Dassanayeke7610/
Dasanaike7412/
Dassanaike70541/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dasanayaka
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