Dissanayake Surname

2,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197,290 people bear this surname

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

Dissanayake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dissanayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka193,3961:1086
United Arab Emirates6161:14,8741,821
Australia5741:47,0315,879
England4221:132,03313,047
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Qatar2561:9,2111,005
Canada2101:175,45517,539
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Oman1011:36,5152,479
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria171:500,90847,931
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Maldives111:36,7432,003
India111:69,733,217610,955
China101:136,732,1577,199
France91:7,380,302306,885
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
East Timor41:303,982255
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Dissanayake (2,211) may also be a first name.

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.

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Footnotes

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