Dassanayake
| Pronunciation | Dasanāyaka | 
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sinhala | 
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Sri Lanka | 
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Dassanaike | 
Dassanayake or Dassanaike (Sinhala: දසනායක, romanized: Dasanāyaka) is a Sinhalese surname.
Notable people
- Ananda Dassanayake (1920–2012), Sri Lankan politician
 - Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, Sri Lankan politician
 - D. M. Dassanayake (1953–2008), Sri Lankan politician
 - Dharmasiri Dassanayake, Sri Lankan politician
 - Duminda Dassanayake (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
 - Gehan Dassanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer
 - Indra Dassanayake (1943–2019), Sri Lankan academic
 - Ivan Dassanayake (1910-?), Ceylonese politician
 - Kingsley C. Dassanaike (1914–?), Ceylonese scout leader
 - Pubudu Dassanayake (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer
 - Sarath Dassanayake (1942–1999), Sri Lankan composer
 - Sarinda Dassanayake (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
 - Tudor Dassanayake (died 2006), Sri Lankan civil servant
 
See also
- Dissanayake (disambiguation)
 - All pages with titles containing Dassanaike
 - All pages with titles containing Dassanayake