Dassanayake Surname

20,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,978 people bear this surname

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

Dassanayake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dassanayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka26,4591:78694
Australia961:281,20525,117
England931:599,11935,891
United Arab Emirates731:125,51110,390
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada661:558,26746,632
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Dassanayake (10) may also be a first name.

Dassanayake Last Name Facts

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

Dassanayake (Russian: Дассанаяке) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dassanayake.

How Common Is The Last Name Dassanayake? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dassanayake is the 20,275th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 270,129 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dassanayake live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 26,459 people, or 1 in 786. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Dassanayake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dassanayake last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Dassanayake earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $54,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dassanayake Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dassanayake in the Russian language
Дассанаякеdassanaake-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dassanayake
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