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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BEFRAL”

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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BEFRAL same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2007
  • BEFRA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 1991
  • BEFRA very similar
    Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Malle · since 1994
  • Befrac very similar
    Other business support services · Herentals · since 2024
  • BELFRAL very similar
    Other business support services · Elsene · since 2019
  • Begral very similar
    Name of an establishment of RWM schilderwerken · General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2020
  • PEFRAL very similar
    LONDON · since 2006
  • General electrical installation work · since 2007
  • DEFRAL very similar
    General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Befrako similar
    Groothandel in machines voor de textielindustrie en in naai- en breimachines · Zonhoven · since 1998
  • BE Frame similar
    Other construction installation · Kinrooi · since 2022
  • Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2013
  • BEFRACOM similar
    Advertising agencies · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2023
  • BE Frames similar
    Abbreviation of Build Eco Frames · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • BeFre similar
    Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 2011
  • BEFRO similar
    Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Middelkerke · since 2004
  • Site preparation · since 2013
  • BEFRED similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Destelbergen · since 1991
  • BEFREE similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Brecht · since 2018
  • BEFRIN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Kortenberg · since 2021
  • BeFret similar
    Name of an establishment of KOOBALT · Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
  • Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
  • FRAL similar
    Office administrative and support services · Seneffe · since 2015
  • Befracon similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Ingelmunster · since 2003

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