Bulumulle Weerakoon Mudiyanselage Loku Menike (~1885-1972) is the second of 11 children in Narangammana Ukku Banda Weerakoon (1861-1939) Korale and Nabadawewa Rajapakse Herath Mudiyanselage Dingiri Amma (~1863-1951) family. UB Weerakoon family lived in Bulumulla Walawwa, Kiribathkumbura, Sri Lanka.
She had one elder brother Loku Banda, one younger brother Rajakaruna, then three younger sisters Bandara Menike, Biso Menike and Punchimahaththayo followed by five younger brothers Punchi Banda, Muthu Banda, Kiri Banda, Abeyratne and Karunaratne.