Family name Maerte (Maret 
, Maerte 
) , worldwide, is quite a common cognomen. The last name Maerte is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, France, where it is quite a rare surname, and Belgium, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in France, Indonesia, and Switzerland. Also, Maerte is the forename as well as the last name.