Dassanayaka Surname

133,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,363 people bear this surname

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

Dassanayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dassanayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,2891:6,327925
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Dassanayaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dassanayaka is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dassanayaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,953rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,166,978 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dassanayaka reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Dassanayaka is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 3,289 people, or 1 in 6,327. Excluding Sri Lanka Dassanayaka occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Dassanayaka Last Name Statistics demography

Dassanayaka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dasanayaka9513,124/
Dassanayake9126,978/
Dassanayeka912/
Dasanayka904/
Dassanayakee871/
Dassanauyake871/
Dasanayake8614,427/
Dasanayeka869/
Desanayaka862/
Dassanayke861/
Dassanayeke8210/
Dasanayke804/
Dassanaike76541/
Dasanaike7012/

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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
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  • 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 Dassanayaka
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