The name Benke (meaning "Little Ben") originates from a form of Benedek (Hungarian form of Benedict). Benke immigrants in North America came predominately from Ireland, Germany and England.
People with the surname include:
- David Benke, American Lutheran pastor
- Judit Benke de Laborfalva, known as: Róza Laborfalvi (1817, Miskolc - 1886), Hungarian actress, wife of novelist Mór Jókai
- Mike Benke
- Valéria Benke (1920 - 2009), a Hungarian politician