Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haifi Dušan A. Popović a ƙauyen Volujak (yanzu wani ɓangare na Dragovo) a yankin Levač. Mahaifinsa Aleksa Popović, asalinsa daga Vojvodina, ya zama maraya a lokacin
Juyin Juya Halin Hungary kuma dangin Avakumović sun karbe shi yana ɗan shekara uku a Belgrade a 1848. Ya ci gaba da zama malami, kuma ya koyar a wurare da yawa, yana zaune a Volujak a lokacin haihuwar Dušan. Dušan shine ɗan na bakwai na Aleksa da Jevica (Mileva) Popović.