Kari is either a male or female given name, or a surname.
In Finland, Kari is a male name, which was particularly popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
Kari is a popular surname in South India.
In Andhra Pradesh the village of Karivari Palem is named after the surname; in the village Inkollu, Gangavaram almost 60% families have this surname and belongs to Kamma/Chowdary caste.
Kari is also a Finnish surname, meaning a small island, islet, or an underwater rock.