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.
“AWA”
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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Abbreviation of Aangepast Wonen Antwerpen vzw · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Ukkel · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · Verviers · since 2016
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Gent · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ANIOMA WELFARE ASSOCIATION · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Jette · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of SHALIMAR · Other retail sale of food · Gent · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AWA PROCUREMAN · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Asymmetric Warfare Analysis · Market research and public opinion polling · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AWA INTERNATIONAL · Zaventem · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Vlaamse Maatschappij voor Watervoorziening · Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Schaarbeek · since 1983
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Association wallonne d'Arts martiaux · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1993
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Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of AWWA Algemene Werken Wesley America · General construction of residential buildings · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Proefboren en boren · since 1997
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Turnhout · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Association pour l'agroforesterie en Régions wallonne et bruxelloise · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Modave · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne Attelage et Traditions · Ciney · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne de Détection · Ohey · since 2023
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Interior design · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Intercommunale des Eaux du Plateau d'Awans · since 1968
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2000
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Retail sale of household furniture · Mechelen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne des Amateurs et Compétiteurs Sportifs · Nivelles · since 2016
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Web portal activities · Andenne · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2020
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Risk and damage evaluation · Ath · since 2022
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Ukkel · since 2009
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Fosses-la-Ville · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES SANS ABRIS WEST-AFRICA · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Holsbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne d'Animation et de Radio Diffusion · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Pepinster · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Nijlen · since 2024
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Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2025
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Event catering · Schilde · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met post- en koeriersdiensten · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Aquaculteurs de Wallonie · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ALAIN WIRTZ · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Art Waves · Enghien · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Alpha Whale · Gent · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Profondeville · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Dental practice · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Annelies Weyts · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATIONWORLD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ATELIERS WAUTERS · Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Charleroi · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Limbourg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AGRIWAN · Support activities for crop production · Gouvy · since 2025
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Abbreviation of alainwine · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Braives · since 2026