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.
“BANNAN”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2016
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Other information technology and computer services · Schilde · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 1996
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2016
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General medical practice · Mons · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brugge · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Dessel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of NANNAN - KLELS · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1999
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ganshoren · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Belgian Aid Network · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BEST Alumni Network · Brussel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tremelo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BINABI Alumni Network · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Baltic Artist Network · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hasselt · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2024
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Blankenberge · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Wetteren · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1979
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Cafés and bars · Lier · since 1985
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Other information technology and computer services · Asse · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of 647 ACTIVATIONS · Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · Temse · since 2012
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1984
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of PHIMA · Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt · since 2024
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Namur · since 1996