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Across the world, Viking (Viking , Викинг , Vík) is a rare masculine given name. The first name Viking is characteristic of Sweden, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Indonesia, where it is a rare masculine name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly name. Likewise, Viking is the last name as well as the forename.
Viking is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Viking Prince , the comics character, The Brave and the Bold and Viking , the son of Vífil and Eimyrja in Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar.