Ekanayake or Ekanayaka is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Chandra Ekanayake, Sri Lankan lawyer and judge Ekanayake Edward Rohan Amerasekera, first indigenous Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Dilhani Ekanayake (born 1973), Sri Lankan actress Nandimithra Ekanayake (born 1943), Sri Lankan politician Narendra Ekanayake (born 1977), Bahamian cricketer Niluka Ekanayake, 10th Governor of Central Province, Sri Lanka Nuwan Ekanayake (born 1980), Sri Lankan cricketer Sarath Ekanayake, Sri Lankan politician Sepala Ekanayake (born 1949), Sri Lankan hijacker T. B. Ekanayake (1954–2020), Sri Lankan politician Thanuga Ekanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer W. B. Ekanayake (1948–2024), Sri Lankan politician Aden Ekanayake, Australian rugby union player of Sri Lankan descent

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