Dissanayaka Surname

12,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,508 people bear this surname

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

Dissanayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dissanayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka43,9271:47455
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
England501:1,114,36153,243
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Maldives31:134,7244,057
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Dissanayaka (436) may also be a first name.

Dissanayaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dissanayaka occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dissanayaka? popularity and diffusion

Dissanayaka is the 12,608th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 163,736 people. The last name Dissanayaka is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dissanayaka reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dissanayaka is also the 410,680th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 436 people.

The surname Dissanayaka is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 43,927 people, or 1 in 474. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Dissanayaka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dissanayaka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.36% less than the national average, earning $30,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,730 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Dissanayaka
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