Ekanayake or Ekanayaka is a
Sinhalese
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* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...
surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Chandra Ekanayake
Chandra Ekanayake is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. She was a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and since 2012 is also a non-resident Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji.
Ekanayake was educated at Sanghamitta Balika V ...
, Sri Lankan lawyer and judge
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Ekanayake Edward Rohan Amerasekera, first indigenous
Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
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Dilhani Ekanayake
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekana ...
(born 1973), Sri Lankan actress
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Nandimithra Ekanayake (born 1943), Sri Lankan politician
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Narendra Ekanayake
Narendra Harshanaath Ekanayake (born 8 November 1977) is a Sri Lankan born Bahamian cricketer. Ekanayake is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox and who currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team. Ekanayak is the ...
(born 1977), Bahamian cricketer
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Niluka Ekanayake, 10th Governor of Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Nuwan Ekanayake
Nuwan Ekanayake (born 11 December 1980) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Kandy. He was born in Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்ட� ...
(born 1980), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Sarath Ekanayake, Sri Lankan politician
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Sepala Ekanayake (born 1949), Sri Lankan hijacker
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T. B. Ekanayake (1954–2020), Sri Lankan politician
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Thanuga Ekanayake
Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Thanuga Priyadarshani Ekanayake (born 24 February 1972) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match and 43 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka
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, Sri Lankan cricketer
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W. B. Ekanayake
Wilfred Bandara Ekanayake is a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democr ...
(born 1948), Sri Lankan politician
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