Amerasinghe Explained

Amerasinghe අමරසිංහ
Pronunciation:	Amarasiṁha
Region:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala
Alternative Spelling:	Amarasinghe

Amerasinghe or Amarasinghe (Sinhala; Sinhalese: අමරසිංහ|translit=Amarasiṁha) is a Sinhalese surname.

Notable people

• Felix Amerasinghe (1948–2005), Sri Lankan entomologist
• Gunapala Amarasinghe (born 1954), Sri Lankan academic
• Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (1913–1980), Sri Lankan diplomat
• Ishara Amerasinghe (born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Amerasinghe (born 1954), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Karunaratne Amarasinghe, Sri Lankan broadcaster
• Mahendra Amerasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer
• Malinga Amarasinghe (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Niroshana Amarasinghe (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer
• P. Amarasinghe (died 2007), Sri Lankan banker
• Rohan Amarasinghe, Sri Lankan navy officer
• Somawansa Amarasinghe (1943–2016), Sri Lankan politician
• Sumana Amarasinghe (born 1948), Sri Lankan actress