Handanović (In Slovene also Handanovič) is a

Bosnian Muslim Islam is the most widespread religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was introduced to the local population in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Muslims make the largest religious co ...

surname, traditionally found in northwestern

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 ...

. A 1925 ethnographic study recorded 9 houses of a Handanović family in the village of Vikići. A 1930 ethnographic study recorded the ''mahala'' (hamlet) of Handanovići and 5 houses of a Handanović family in the village of Hrustovo,

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwes ...

, a family which originated from

Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by t ...

(tradition holds that most Hrustovo Muslim families fled Lika after Stojan Janković expelled them). It may refer to: *

Damir Handanović Damir Handanović (born 14 December 1987) is a Serbian pop-folk composer, pianist, arranger, producer and politician. Damir produced numerous hits for bestselling artists from former Yugoslavia, including Ceca, Saša Matić, Severina Vučkovi ...

(born 1987), Serbian composer *

Jasmin Handanović Jasmin Handanović (born 28 January 1978) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the oldest player to ever play in the Slovenian top division. Club career In July 2010, Handanović was signed by Empoli, replacing D ...

(born 1978), Slovenian footballer *

Samir Handanović Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Since August 2024, he is the head coach of Inter Milan's Inter Milan Youth Se ...

(born 1984), Slovenian footballer *Rasema Handanović, Bosnian victim of wartime rape and war criminal *Reuf Handanović, Yugoslav communist

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Handanovic Surnames of Bosnian origin