In Croatia, Benčič families are mainly Croats (from Buzet area ), less frequently Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Benčič live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Livade in Buzet area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.