But among them was Dileep Roshan, 37, a carpenter who left behind a wife and daughter, his family told AP.
"His wife and daughter won't be able to do much now because he is gone," his older brother, Sanjeevani Roshan, said. "The real question is what will happen to their future."
BRITAIN:
Sri Lanka's top diplomat in Britain says authorities know of eight British nationals killed in the bombings.
Among them were lawyer Anita Nicholson, son Alex Nicholson and daughter Annabel Nicholson, her husband, Ben Nicholson, confirmed in a statement.
Nicholson said the family was on holiday, sitting at the table of the restaurant of the Shangri-la Hotel when they were killed. He said: "The holiday we had just enjoyed was a testament to Anita's enjoyment of travel and providing a rich and colourful life for our family, and especially our children."
INDIA:
Indian officials say eight Indians died in the attacks.
DENMARK:
The Bestseller clothing chain confirmed Danish media reports that three of the children of its owner, business tycoon Anders Holch Povlsen, were killed in the attacks. However, spokesman Jesper Stubkier gave no details in an emailed response to a query on the matter and said the company had no further comment.
SPAIN:
Spain's Foreign Ministry says a Spanish man and woman were killed but didn't provide further details. The Mayor of Pontecesures in northwest Spain, Juan Manuel Vidal, tells Radio Galega he knew the local pair and says they were in their 30s, according to a report by Spanish private news agency Europa Press.
AUSTRALIA:
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says two Australian citizens were killed.
CHINA:
Chinese state media say two of the country's citizens died in the blasts.
UNITED STATES:
The State Department says at least four Americans were killed and several others seriously injured. It gave no details about the victims' identities.
Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa, spending a year in Sri Lanka on leave from the private Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, was among those killed, the school said in an email to parents, according to the Washington Post.
The email said: "Kieran was passionate about learning, he adored his friends, and he was incredibly excited about returning to Sidwell Friends this coming school year."
Dieter Kowalski, who lived in Denver and worked for international education company Pearson, died in the blasts shortly after he arrived at his hotel for a business trip, the company and his family told AP . A Facebook post reads "And the fun begins. Love these work trips. 24 hours of flying. See you soon Sri Lanka!"
SWITZERLAND:
The Foreign Ministry says two Swiss nationals, one of whom also had the citizenship of another country it didn't name, died in the attacks. It said a third member of the family, who had two non-Swiss citizenships, also was killed. It didn't identify the victims.
OTHERS:
The Netherlands, Japan and Portugal have also confirmed their nationals were among the dead.
- AP
