Laforgia

Laforgia Meaning & Origin

About Laforgia
The surname Laforgia is of Italian origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "la" meaning "the" and "forgia" meaning "forge" or "smithy." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Laforgia can be interpreted as "the forge" or "the smithy." It is likely that the surname originally referred to someone who worked as a blacksmith or had some association with a forge or smithy.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Laforgia is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Laforgia: 393
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 52736
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Laforgia based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LFRJ
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L010620
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AH0 F AO1 R IY0 AH0
🌐 IPA
/laforgia*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LFRJ', 'LFRK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L162

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Laforgia in Braille

Here's how to represent Laforgia in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Laforgia in braille

How to sign the name Laforgia using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Laforgia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Laforgia in sign language

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