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, Sri Lankan actress Nandimithra Ekanayake, Sri Lankan politician Narendra Ekanayake, Bahamian cricketer Niluka Ekanayake, 10th Governor of Central Province, Sri Lanka Nuwan Ekanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer Sarath Ekanayake, Sri Lankan politician Sepala Ekanayake, Sri Lankan hijacker T. B. Ekanayake (1954–2020), Sri Lankan politician Thanuga Ekanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer W. B. Ekanayake (1948–2024), Sri Lankan politician