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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.

“ANAM”

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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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
  • ANAM same name
    Name of an establishment of SIMPLY FOOD · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2017
  • ANAM same name
    Floreffe · since 2006
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Anama similar
    Drogenbos · since 1990
  • ANAMI similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Tielt · since 2015
  • ANAMI similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2019
  • ANAMA similar
    Tournai · since 2010
  • ANNAM similar
    Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2007
  • ANAMKB similar
    Abbreviation of Association Nationale des Aveugles Masseurs et Kinesistes de Belgique · Brussel · since 1958
  • ADANAM similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Anciens de la Faculté de Droit de Namur · Namur · since 1973
  • A.N.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Aide aux Nécessiteux anderlechtois · Anderlecht · since 1981
  • A.N.A. similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Lanaken · since 1997
  • ANA similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Rumst · since 1998
  • ANAMAX similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hamois · since 2017
  • Event catering · since 2021
  • ANA-MIA similar
    Freight transport by road · Ganshoren · since 2022
  • ANAMAR similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
  • ANA similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2005
  • Anamma similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2007
  • ANA similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2008
  • ANA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Châtelet · since 2023
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2025
  • ANA similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2024
  • ANA similar
    Abbreviation of Altera Nobis Association · Brussel · since 2025
  • Anamon similar
    Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Nijlen · since 2025
  • Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
  • ANAMEX similar
    Name of an establishment of Amanex · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • ASSANAM similar
    Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1992
  • ANAGRAM similar
    Translation services · Gent · since 1996
  • ALBANAM similar
    Namur · since 2001
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
  • Anagram similar
    Visual arts creation · Etterbeek · since 2021
  • ANAMORF similar
    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Wevelgem · since 2008
  • Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2025
  • ANAS similar
    Abbreviation of Association Nationale d'Aide aux Sinistres · Brussel · since 1940
  • A.N.A.H. similar
    Abbreviation of Nationale Vereniging tot Steun aan Gehandicapte Personen · Etterbeek · since 1931
  • ANAK similar
    Funeral services · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
  • ANAB similar
    Abbreviation of De Vereniging voor Nigerianen-Afrikanen in België - Association of Nigerians-Africans in Belgium · Antwerpen · since 1997
  • A.N.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of AMICALE NAMUROISE DES AGENTS PROVINCIAUX · Namur · since 2001
  • Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2021
  • ANAA similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Evere · since 2021
  • Floor and wall tiling · since 2022
  • ANAS similar
    Name of an establishment of ANAS-B · Full-service restaurants · since 2023
  • ANAZ similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • ANAP similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Aalst · since 2011
  • ANAW similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
  • ANAN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2025
  • AN NAM similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 1986
  • Anas similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2018

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