Viikari

surname · Latin script

Meaning: scamp, crack, rascal, mischievous boy

(measured from records)Officially recorded in 2 countries

/ˈʋiːkɑri/(recorded in a dictionary) Finnish · from Wiktionary

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Viikari is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Finland.

  • FIFinland
  • DEGermany

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin

(measured from records)

scamp, crack, rascal, mischievous boy

Cited for this meaning 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world

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Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name

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1920194019601980Auli Viikari, b. 1937Matti Viikari, b. 1943Lotta Viikari, b. 1974

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them

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FormalHyvä ,Dear Viikari, (English)
InformalHyvä ,Hello, (English)

Evidence

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6 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 2 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Viikari mean, and where does it come from?
scamp, crack, rascal, mischievous boy Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Viikari?
In Finnish /ˈʋiːkɑri/ (Wiktionary).
In which country does Viikari have the most bearers?
Viikari is most frequently recorded in Finland.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Viikari”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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