Kari (name)

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.