Mertens

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Mertens is a Flemish surname that means “son of Merten” (Martin). It is the fifth most common name in Belgium, with 18,518 people sharing it in 2008. By 2014, about 43.4% of Mertens bearers lived in Germany, 34.8% in Belgium, 8.8% in the United States, 5.9% in the Netherlands, 1.7% in France, and 1.0% in Brazil. In Belgium, the name is more common than the national average mainly in the Flemish Region (about 1 in 367 people). In Germany and the Netherlands, the surname is more common than the national average in some areas.