Čaušević () is a common family name found in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

and neighbouring countries. It stems from the root ''

çavuş Çavuş, also anglicized Chaush and Chiaus (from / ; ; from Old Turkic ''Çabuş'' or ''Çawuş'', "person who gives order or yells") was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman title used for two separate soldier professions, both acting as messengers altho ...

'', which was a term for military officers in the early Ottoman period, and a Slavic patronymic suffix '' -ević''. It is the third most frequent surname in

, ranked behind

Hodžić Hodžić (, ) is a common family name found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. It is derived from the word ''hodža'', meaning "master/lord", itself a Turkish loanword (''hoca'') of ultimately Persian origin (''khaw ...

and

Hadžić Hadžić is a Bosnian surname, derived from the word ''hadži'' (hajji), referring to pilgrims to Mecca. Its bearers are predominantly Bosniaks. It may refer to: * Adnan Hadzic (born 1999), Norwegian footballer * Aida Hadžić (born 1992), Bosnia ...

. Its bearers are predominantly

Bosnian Muslims The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who share a common ancestry, culture, history and the ...

. Some of the lines descended from this family, separated in different areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The North-West of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kozarska Dubica Kozarska Dubica/Bosanska Dubica is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 21,542 inhabitants, while the town of Kozarska Dubica has a population of 11,566 inhabitants. Geography I ...

. The east of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jahorina Jahorina ( sr-Cyrl, Јахорина, ) is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at the tripoint of the municipalities of Pale, Trnovo, Republika Srpska and Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part of the Dinaric Alps, it bord ...

. Jablanica. It may refer to: * Adnan Čaušević (b. 1990), Bosnian footballer *

Džemaludin Čaušević Mehmed Džemaludin Effendi, ef. Čaušević (28 December 1870 – 28 March 1938) was a Bosnian Muslim theologian, thinker, educator, reformer, journalist, translator and linguist who served as the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina#List ...

(1870–1938), Bosnian Muslim imam *

Ena Sandra Causevic Ena Sandra Causevic (; born 21 August 1989) is a Danish model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was appointed to represent Denmark in Las Vegas at the Miss Universe 2010 Miss Universe 2010 was the 59th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Ma ...

(b. 1989), Danish model *

Sead Čaušević Sead Čaušević (born 15 September 1949) is a Bosnian politician who served as the Premier of Tuzla Canton for three years until his forced resignation in 2014, during the violent anti-government protests and riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

(b. 1949), Bosnian politician

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