Dissanayake Surname
Approximately 197,290 people bear this surname
Dissanayake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 193,396 | 1:108 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 616 | 1:14,874 | 1,821 |
| Australia | 574 | 1:47,031 | 5,879 |
| England | 422 | 1:132,033 | 13,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United States | 262 | 1:1,383,431 | 95,756 |
| Qatar | 256 | 1:9,211 | 1,005 |
| Canada | 210 | 1:175,455 | 17,539 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Oman | 101 | 1:36,515 | 2,479 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Maldives | 11 | 1:36,743 | 2,003 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Dissanayake (2,211) may also be a first name.
Dissanayake Demographics
Average Male Dissanayake Height
171.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dissanayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dissanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dissanayake is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dissanayake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,838th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,938 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dissanayake live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 159,062nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 2,211 people.
It is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 193,396 people, or 1 in 108. Besides Sri Lanka this surname exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Dissanayake Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dissanayake last name are 19.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dissanayake earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.47% more than the national average, earning R 678,384 per year; in United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.94% more than the national average, earning $57,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissanayakei | 96 | 1 | / |
| Disanayake | 95 | 4,212 | / |
| Dissanayke | 95 | 814 | / |
| Dissanayak | 95 | 20 | / |
| Dissanayaka | 91 | 44,508 | / |
| Dissanayeke | 91 | 595 | / |
| Dissanayakg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dissonayake | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dissanayaks | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dissanayske | 91 | 1 | / |
| Disaanayake | 91 | 1 | / |
| Disanayak | 90 | 1 | / |
| Dissanake | 90 | 1 | / |
| Disshanayaka | 87 | 1 | / |
| Disanayaka | 86 | 6,222 | / |
| Dissanaike | 86 | 687 | / |
| Dissanayka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Disanajake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Desanayake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Disanayaki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dissanayeka | 82 | 512 | / |
| Desanayak | 80 | 5 | / |
| Deshanayak | 76 | 92 | / |
| Desianayak | 76 | 62 | / |
| Desanayaka | 76 | 2 | / |
| Disseneyeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Desanayik | 70 | 16 | / |
| Dysanayek | 70 | 1 | / |
| Desanaik | 63 | 2 | / |
| Desanaekh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Deshanaik | 60 | 1 | / |
| Desanaux | 53 | 15 | / |
| Desannaux | 50 | 145 | / |
| Désannaux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dissanayake
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