Dissanayake

Dissanayake or Dissanayaka (දිසානායක; திசாநாயக்க) is a Sinhalese surname. It means area leader. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anura Kumara Dissanayake (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
 * Lalith Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician
 * Manjula Dissanayake (born 1967), 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