Bandaranaike or Bandaranayake is a Sinhalese surname.
Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Kumaraswamy is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan.
Rajapaksa or Rajapakse is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jayewardene, Jayawardene or Jayawardena, is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wickremasinghe, Wickremesinghe or Wickramasinghe is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the name include:
Subramaniam, Subrahmaniam, Subramaniam or Subramanian is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskrit; however, a common translation is "pure, white, fresh", or "clarity in full". Proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words su-bra-, meaning "white, clear" or "transparent," and ani-ya, meaning wearing; the name translates precisely as "person with Transparent Qualities or GOD". Subramania is one of the many names of the Hindu god Karthikeya, also known as Kumara or Murugan.
Senanayake or Senanayaka is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Peiris, Peries or Pieris is a surname attributed to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a common surname in the coastal regions of the island nation.
Arumugam or Arumukan is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Arumugam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan, which refers to his six faces.
Dias is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and therefore in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname Díaz.
Velupillai or Veluppillai is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
Abeywickrama or Abeywickrema is a Sinhalese surname.
Dassanayake or Dassanaike is a Sinhalese surname.
De Alwis is a Sinhalese surname derived from the Portuguese surname Alves.
Kandiah is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for men and women.
Nadarajah or Natarajan is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. It also Nataraja, a depiction of Hindu God Shiva.
Cooray or Corea is a Sinhalese surname.
Gunawardena is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wijewardene or Wijewardena is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arunachalam or Arunachala is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
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