Dissanayeke Surname
Approximately 595 people bear this surname
Dissanayeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Dissanayeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dissanayeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dissanayeke occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dissanayeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 540,057th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname Dissanayeke is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Dissanayeke reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Outside of Sri Lanka it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Dissanayeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dissanayeke has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dissanayeke last name rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissanayke | 95 | 814 | / |
| Dissanayake | 91 | 197,290 | / |
| Dissanayeka | 91 | 512 | / |
| Dissanayske | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dissanake | 90 | 1 | / |
| Dissanayakei | 87 | 1 | / |
| Disanayake | 86 | 4,212 | / |
| Dissanaike | 86 | 687 | / |
| Dissanayak | 86 | 20 | / |
| Dissanayka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dissanayaka | 82 | 44,508 | / |
| Disaanayake | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dissanayaks | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dissanayakg | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dissonayake | 82 | 1 | / |
| Disseneyeke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Disanayak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dysanayek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Disshanayaka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Disanayaka | 76 | 6,222 | / |
| Desanayake | 76 | 1 | / |
| Disanajake | 76 | 1 | / |
| Disanayaki | 76 | 1 | / |
| Desanayik | 70 | 16 | / |
| Desanayak | 70 | 5 | / |
| Desanaekh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Deshanayak | 67 | 92 | / |
| Desianayak | 67 | 62 | / |
| Desanayaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Desanaik | 63 | 2 | / |
| 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dissanayeke
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