Cognomen Dissanayake (Dissanayake 
) , all around the world, is a widespread last name. The surname Dissanayake is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is a widespread surname, Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, and Australia. Very seldom, Dissanayake is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Dissanayake | United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia |
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daya dissanayake Sri Lankan writer, LK (b. 1947) |
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sarath dissanayake Sri Lankan Navy officer (b. 1961) |
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| s. a. dissanayake Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police (1913-1982) (b. 1913) |
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| andrew dissanayake (b. 1910) |
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| h. w. dissanayake Sri Lankan politician, LK (b. 1924) |
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| t. d. s. a. dissanayake Sri Lankan diplomat (b. 1925) |
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| w. m. p. b. dissanayake Sri Lankan politician (1927-2003), LK (b. 1927) |
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p. b. dissanayake Sri Lankan politician |
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donald dissanayake Sri Lankan politician, LK |
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indika dissanayake Sri Lankan weightlifter, LK (b. 1989) |
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| wimal dissanayake (b. 1939) |
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| ellen dissanayake American anthropologist, US (b. 1950) |
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| d. w. a. s. dissanayake Sri Lankan navy officer, LK (b. 1956) |
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| dhammika ganganath dissanayake Sri Lankan professor and diplomat, LK (b. 1958) |
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| kaushalya dissanayake badminton player, LK (b. 1960) |
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