Cognomen Кортезе (Cortese 
, Кортезе 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The family name Кортезе is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common surname, Argentina, where it is quite a rare surname, and Switzerland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Italy, the United States, and Argentina. Much less frequently, Кортезе is the forename as well as the last name.