Dissanayake
| Gender | Unisex | 
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sinhala | 
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Dissanayaka | 
Dissanayake or Dissanayaka (Sinhala: දිසානායක, romanized: Disānāyaka; Tamil: திசாநாயக்க) is a Sinhalese surname. It means area leader. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 1968), Tenth president of Sri Lanka
 - 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
 - Sarath Dissanayake, Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal
 - 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
 
See also
- Dassanayake (disambiguation)
 - All pages with titles containing Dissanayaka
 - All pages with titles containing Dissanayake