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Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“ALKAN”

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  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

Same or very similar names

23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ALKAN same name
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Duffel · since 1982
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2014
  • Physiotherapy · since 2024
  • ALKAM very similar
    Other printing · Leuven · since 1979
  • ALKAR very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 1990
  • ALKAS very similar
    Joinery installation · Ranst · since 2015
  • Alkah (sole trader) very similar
    Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · since 2026
  • Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · since 2026
  • Balkan very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1977
  • BALKAN very similar
    1540Sofia · since 1989
  • BALKAN very similar
    Elsene · since 1997
  • KALKAN very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 2019
  • DAL_KAN very similar
    Minsk · since 2012
  • balkan very similar
    Koekelberg · since 2006
  • Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
  • ALKAN INVEST very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2021
  • since 2024
  • Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
  • Other business support services · since 2010
  • ALKA.P very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Zottegem · since 2010
  • ALKAD very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
  • Balkan very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ÖZ MIDYAT · Cafés and bars · Jette · since 2018
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Alka similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1992
  • ALKA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Avelgem · since 1997
  • ALKA similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ukkel · since 2000
  • ALKA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2001
  • Alka similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Overijse · since 2011
  • Alka similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Nijlen · since 2021
  • Other building finishing work · since 2026
  • Alkatran similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2025
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
  • ALKAZA similar
    Abbreviation of Algemeen Kantoor voor Zakenbeheer · Rumst · since 1968
  • Alkaru similar
    Gent · since 1990
  • Alkaba similar
    Dental practice · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
  • Alka MS similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2015
  • ALKADI similar
    Dental practice · Brussel · since 2019
  • Machining of metals · since 2021
  • ALKAWE similar
    Other building finishing work · Zandhoven · since 2024
  • ALKA 58 similar
    Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • AL KARM similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
  • A.L.K. similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Beringen · since 2007
  • ALK similar
    Abbreviation of A. Lesuisse Kinesitherapie · Physiotherapy · Sint-Truiden · since 2025
  • ALK similar
    Abbreviation of Audric Lenaerts Kinésithérapeute · Theux · since 2025
  • AL KARAM similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1988
  • AL KARAM similar
    Vorst · since 2006
  • ALKALIS similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Morlanwelz · since 2023
  • ALWAKAN similar
    Other business support services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
  • Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2023
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
  • Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
  • ALKABER similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Duffel · since 2026
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
  • Alkawin similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2026
  • ALKA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 1993
  • ALKA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of T&Mihmat · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2019
  • Al Karam similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Diest · since 2016

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