Bencun families are Croats and they are mostly from Podrinje (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Citluk area) and in Podrinje, Bosnia (Zvornik area). In Mrakovi in Middle Bosnia every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bencun.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Bencun live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zadar (25), Slavonski Brod (20), Zagreb (15), Varazdin (<10), and in Split (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bencun is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Bencun " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Austria , small number of people in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.