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
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Dissanayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dissanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dissanayake has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dissanayake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,838th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,938 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dissanayake are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dissanayake is also the 159,062nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 2,211 people.
The last name Dissanayake is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 193,396 people, or 1 in 108. Excluding Sri Lanka Dissanayake occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Dissanayake Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dissanayake are 19.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.92% registered with the political 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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