Last name Basnayake (Basnayake 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Basnayake is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and Oman, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Australia. Much less frequently, Basnayake is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Basnayake | Australia, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
| hema henry basnayake (b. 1902) |
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| arthur basnayake Sri Lankan Ambassador (b. 1925) |
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| bandula basnayake Sri Lankan politician, LK (b. 1947) |
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| s. basnayake badminton player, LK (b. 1956) |
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| eric basnayake Sri Lankan judge |
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| chamara basnayake researcher |
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| gihan basnayake researcher |
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| surabhi kumble basnayake researcher |
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| thilini l basnayake researcher |
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| oshan basnayake researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1239-7506) |
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| k basnayake researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8772-1158) |
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| agith kumara basnayake Sri Lankan cricketer (b. 1987) |
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| i u basnayake chess player (b. 1995) |
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