Maertens Surname
Approximately 7,208 people bear this surname
Maertens Surname User-submission:
It is a Flemish surname, a variant of Martin, wearing a -s ending, meaning 'descendant of'.
Maertens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 4,272 | 1:2,691 | 246 |
| France | 1,276 | 1:52,055 | 6,847 |
| United States | 690 | 1:525,303 | 43,812 |
| Germany | 391 | 1:205,896 | 23,473 |
| Netherlands | 253 | 1:66,748 | 11,408 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Maertens Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Flemish surname, a variant of Martin, wearing a -s ending, meaning 'descendant of'.
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Maertens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maertens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maertens is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maertens? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 68,879th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,011,036 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Maertens are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Maertens is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 4,272 people, or 1 in 2,691. In Belgium Maertens is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 12 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Belgium it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Maertens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Maertens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maertens surname increased 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maertens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Maertens surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Maertens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 489.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 114,242 per year; in United States they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $48,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,890 CAD per year.
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