In Croatia, Bencich families are Croats by relative majority (from Crikvenica ), equally Italians (from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Pula.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Bencich live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Umag (<5), Dracevac (<5), Porec (<5), and in Crikvenica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bencich is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Bencich " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 100 in Argentina , and some 70 people in the United States. "Benchich " is used by some 80 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.