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Passports/ID cards are issued according to the information in the Swedish Population Register. In order to change your name in your passport/ID card you therefore need to change your name in the Swedish Population Register.
If you wish to change your given name, you find relevant documents and information on this website
If you wish to change your surname, you find relevant documents and information on this website
A name change made by a foreign authority is not valid.
If you have got married abroad, you must register your marriage and change your name with the Swedish Population Register. This cannot be done by the Embassy.
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.