Benkotić families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina area and in Zagreb. In Klupci in Krapina area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Benkotić.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Benkotić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 9 other places, mostly in Klupci Zacretski in Zabok area (15), Klupci in Krapina area (10), Osijek (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Zabok (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Benkotić is present in three countries on two continents.
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.