Bennani is one of the prominent Moroccan families of the influential "Fassi" elite of Fez, Morocco. It is considered, alongside other "Fassi" families, as the elite of Morocco. The Bennani family migrated to Morocco as late as 1666 from Andalusia, Spain, around the time of the Spanish Inquisition.

Bennani means "my son" in Hebrew, from בן (ben) meaning "son" and אני (ani) meaning "I, me". This is a Moroccan family of Jewish origin who converted to Islam.

Bennani is a family name of Andalusian origin, notably carried by:

• Abdelaziz Bennani (born 1935), Moroccan general, former inspector of the Royal Armed Forces, and commander of the southern zone
• Abdelaziz Bennani (born 1939), Moroccan lawyer and human rights activist
• Abdelouahid Bennani (born 1958), Moroccan writer and poet
• Aziza Bennani (born 1943), Moroccan academic and politician
• Boualem Bennani (born 1940), Algerian actor
• Hamdi Benani (1943–2020), Algerian singer and musician
• Hamid Bénani (born 1940), Moroccan film director and screenwriter
• Jalil Bennani (born 1948), Moroccan psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and writer
• Karim Bennani (born 1936), Moroccan painter
• Mehdi Bennani (born 1983), Moroccan racing driver
• Reda Bennani (born 2007), Moroccan tennis player
• Salma Bennani (born 1978), princess consort of Morocco.
• Zineb Benani (born 1940), Moroccan human-rights activist, former politician, writer and painter