Buljubašić is a Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian surname derived from the Ottoman military rank Boluk-bashi.This surname originates from the Ottoman Empire. Bulukbasa was a military rank of janissary in the Ottoman Empire, and would correspond in to the rank of captain in the European armies. Turkish compound: bölükbaşı, from the word bölük, meaning 'group', 'company', and başı, meaning 'head', 'leader'.