Around the world, Benfica (Benfica 
) is a very rare dominantly male, but seldom feminine forename. The first name Benfica is characteristic of Portugal, where it is a rare unisex name, Brazil, where it is a very rare largely male, but uncommonly female name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Much more prevalently, Benfica is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Benfica | Mozambique, Portugal, France, Brazil, Angola |