Jayaweera or Jayavira () is both a Sinhalese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Jayavira Bandara, King of Kandy (1511–1551) Jayaweera Bandara (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer Jayaweera Kuruppu (1908–1962), Ceylonese politician
Surname Dilith Jayaweera (born 1967), Sri Lankan businessman, entrepreneur, media mogul, lawyer and politician Kosala Jayaweera (1987–2025), Sri Lankan politician Lalith Jayaweera, Sri Lankan military physician M. A. Jayaweera, Sri Lankan former army officer Neville Jayaweera (1930–2020), Sri Lankan civil servant and administrator Nishantha Jayaweera (born 1969), Sri Lankan politician Rajeewa Jayaweera (died 2020), Sri Lankan journalist and airline executive, nephew of Neville Jayaweera Siripala Jayaweera, Sri Lankan provincial governor
See also
16172 Jayaweera, a minor planet