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.
“Anca”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Northampton · since 2003
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Ninove · since 2007
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Antwerpen · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Anderlecht Cafés · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1972
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Abbreviation of Auto Moto Club · Aubel · since 1952
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Abbreviation of ALBERT NYSSENS CORPORATION · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Edegem · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 1985
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Eeklo · since 1987
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Keerbergen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRES · Johannesburg 2001 · since 1999
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2002
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Elsene · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Day nurseries and crèches · Vorst · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Amics Neerlandofons de Catalunya · Brussel · 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 NORD CHASSIS · Insulation installation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of BW FUNERAL · Funeral services · Waterloo · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Kraainem · since 2004
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Gieten van ijzer · since 1974
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Charleroi · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Art-Nine Consult · Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bredene · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Schilde · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2024
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Dental practice · Gistel · since 2024
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Herentals · since 1988
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Gent · since 1991
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · Sint-Niklaas · since 1998
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Interior design · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ANCP SOLUTIONS · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Wavre · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of DEBAILLIE HOLDING · General construction of residential buildings · Middelkerke · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
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Event catering · Koksijde · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of "ANCARO" SPRL · Activities of holding companies · Saint-Hubert · since 2010