Name check
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.
“ANCANA”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- 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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 1985
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Other tax advisory services · Mons · since 1986
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · Brasschaat · since 1988
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Day nurseries and crèches · Vorst · since 2018
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Etterbeek · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2022
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Insulation installation · Libin · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of CHANIA · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Chaudfontaine · since 2008
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Event catering · Koksijde · since 2015
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Aide aux Nécessiteux anderlechtois · Anderlecht · since 1981
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lanaken · since 1997
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Rumst · since 1998
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2005
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Châtelet · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Altera Nobis Association · Brussel · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Les Amities Nicoises et de la Cote d'Azur en Belgique et au Grand-Duche de Luxembourg · Brussel · since 1950
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1992
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Fitness centres · Turnhout · since 2001
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Advertising agencies · since 1988
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Aalter · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Crisnée · since 2017
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Insurance agents and brokers · Willebroek · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Ninove · since 2007
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Abbreviation of DE ANTWERPSE CARROSSERIEBEDRIJVEN · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Other specialised construction activities · Oudenaarde · since 2001
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Keerbergen · since 1988
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Nursing and midwifery · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BW FUNERAL · Funeral services · Waterloo · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Kraainem · since 2004
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Charleroi · since 2007
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Anderlecht Cafés · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of "ANCARO" SPRL · Activities of holding companies · Saint-Hubert · since 2010