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Dissanayake

Dissanayake or Dissanayaka is a Sinhalese surname. It means area leader. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician
  • Berty Premalal Dissanayake (1954–2013), Sri Lankan politician
  • Cyril Dissanayake, Sri Lankan police officer
  • Duminda Dissanayake (born 1979), Sri Lankan politician
  • Ellen Dissanayake, American anthropologist
  • Gamini Dissanayake (1942–1994), Sri Lankan politician
  • Jayani Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician
  • Jayasena Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician
  • Kolitha Dissanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Lakdasa Dissanayake, Sri Lankan surgeon
  • Lalith Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician
  • Mayantha Dissanayake (born 1980), Sri Lankan politician
  • Navin Dissanayake (born 1969), Sri Lankan politician
  • P. Weerakumara Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician
  • Rohana Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician
  • S. A. Dissanayake (1913–1982), Sri Lankan police officer
  • S. B. Dissanayake (born 1951), Sri Lankan politician
  • Salinda Dissanayake (born 1958), Sri Lankan politician
  • Sarath Dissanayake (born 1961), Sri Lankan Navy officer
  • Somaratne Dissanayake, Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Sriyantha Dissanayake (born 1969), Sri Lankan sprinter
  • T. B. Dissanayake, Sri Lankan lawyer
  • T. D. S. A. Dissanayake, Sri Lankan diplomat and writer
  • W. M. P. B. Dissanayake (1927–2003), Sri Lankan politician