Around the world, เบญจกุล (เบญจกุล 
, Benjakul 
, Benyakul ) is a very rare unisex first name. The first name เบญจกุล is characteristic of Thailand, where it is a rare dominantly girly, but infrequently masculine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. More prevalently, เบญจกุล is the last name as well as the forename.