Last name Basnayake (Basnayake 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Basnayake is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and Oman, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Australia. Much less frequently, Basnayake is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Basnayake | Australia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka |
| hema henry basnayake (b. 1902) |
|
|
| arthur basnayake Sri Lankan Ambassador (b. 1925) |
|
|
| bandula basnayake Sri Lankan politician, LK (b. 1947) |
|
|
| s. basnayake badminton player, LK (b. 1956) |
|
|
| eric basnayake Sri Lankan judge |
|
|
| chamara basnayake researcher |
|
|
| gihan basnayake researcher |
|
|
| surabhi kumble basnayake researcher |
|
|
| thilini l basnayake researcher |
|
|
| oshan basnayake researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1239-7506) |
|
|
| k basnayake researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8772-1158) |
|
|
| agith kumara basnayake Sri Lankan cricketer (b. 1987) |
|
|
| i u basnayake chess player (b. 1995) |
|
Mr, Mohan, Moira, Sanka, Sahan, Shane, Shoba, Suren, Supun, Mario, Anura, Aruna, Aruni, Amila, Ashan, Aaron, Ajith, Chrys, Basil, Anoma, Upul, Ivan, Vinu, Ms, Sam, Sri, Don, Ivy, Uma, Mani, Sena, Amal, Chan, Chad, Pg-Dip, Renu, Dino, Jude, Nilu, Eraj, Eroy, Emil, Brian, and Bryce