Most personal number plates are found here

Over 25,000 personal registration plates are registered with the Swedish Transport Agency and you have the best chance of seeing one in Botkyrka municipality. This shows a compilation of the car broker Kvdbil.

In the last five years, the number of personalized license plates has increased by 17 percent, and now amounts to just over 25,000. The greatest probability of coming across a car with a personalized number plate is in the municipality of Botkyrka, where there are a whopping 10.47 personalized plates per 1 000 cars. A few miles south we find Trosa, which boasts almost as many (10.40). In third place comes Scania's Bjuv (10.02). The top 5 are then completed by Bohuslän's Sotenäs and Stockholm, with 9.52 and 9.48 signs per 1,000 cars, respectively.

Pajala excels

On the lower part of the list we mainly find municipalities in the northernmost parts of the country. The bottom position is held by Pajala with only 0.80 personal number plates per 1,000 cars. This is followed by Malå (1.10), Vilhelmina (1.23) and Kiruna (1.25). Forshaga in Värmland (1.36) is also one of the municipalities where personal number plates have not yet caught on.

When it comes to the total number of personal signs, it is not surprising that size matters. Stockholm clearly dominates with 3,277 registered signs, followed by Gothenburg and Malmö with 1,340 and 724 signs respectively.

- Interest in personalized license plates has grown steadily in recent years, and this phenomenon is particularly evident in metropolitan regions and densely populated municipalities, where car owners tend to put more focus on personalizing their vehicles. The reasons can vary, from attracting attention to wanting to share one's interests or profession, says Daniel Odsberg, sales manager Kvdbil.

20 signs that stand out

EUROPE – Municipality of Gothenburg

MUMS – Haninge Municipality

BEAST – Grästorp municipality

HORSES – Kungsbacka municipality

SLOWCOW – Härryda municipality

GRANDFATHER - Danderyd municipality

MJAAUUU – Kävlinge municipality

DJUUUUU – Stockholm municipality

R3DN3K – Hörby municipality

BRRUUUM – Nacka municipality

FIFTY6 – Ödeshög municipality

VOCABULARY – Sollentuna municipality

CORVEN – Borlänge municipality

4MEONLY – Gävle municipality

LYXLIV1 – Stockholm municipality

F1 ÄKTA – Stockholm municipality

NR UNO – Gothenburg municipality

BITCOIN – Nacka municipality

FORMULA 1 – Municipality of Österåker

1GULBIL – Falu municipality

The municipalities with the most personalized plates/1,000 cars:

1. Penance Church: 10.47

2. Panties: 10.40

3. Bjuv: 10.02

4. Sotenäs: 9.52

5. Stockholm: 9.48

6. Sigtuna: 8.87

7. Strömstad: 8.60

8. Gullspång: 8.38

9. Heat death: 8.32

The municipalities with the fewest personalized plates/1,000 cars:

1. Pajala: 0.80

2. Malo: 1.10

3. Vilhelmina: 1.23

4. Kiruna: 1.25

5. Forshaga: 1.36

6. Hällefors: 1.39

7. Bjurholm: 1.42

8. Calyx: 1.47

9. Robertsfors: 1.52

10. Windfall: 1.60

The municipalities with the most personalized signs (total):

1. Stockholm: 3,277

2. Gothenburg: 1,340

3. Malmö: 724

4. Helsingborg: 474

5. Borås: 441

6. Halmstad: 393

7. Uppsala: 372

8. Västerås: 346

9. Penitential Church: 328

10. Huddinge: 324

About personal number plates
A personalized plate is a specially designed registration plate for vehicles where the owner chooses his own combination of letters and numbers. Car owners can apply for a personal plate for an additional cost of SEK 6,200 every ten years. However, there are some restrictions, for example, signs cannot contain offensive words or expressions, and they must follow certain format requirements such as size and number of characters.

Source: The Swedish Transport Agency