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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Balaban”

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.

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  • 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

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Painting of buildings · since 2023
  • Balaban same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Plastering work · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Site preparation · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other photographic activities · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2026
  • BARABAN very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
  • BALAGAN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
  • BALAGAN very similar
    Ukkel · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BAN similar
    Ganshoren · since 1998
  • BAN similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • BAN similar
    Abbreviation of Belgian Aid Network · Gent · since 2018
  • BAN similar
    Abbreviation of BEST Alumni Network · Brussel · since 2018
  • BAN similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
  • B.A.N. similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tremelo · since 2022
  • BAN similar
    Abbreviation of BINABI Alumni Network · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
  • BAN similar
    Abbreviation of Baltic Artist Network · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hasselt · since 2026
  • BALA similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS · Etterbeek · since 1935
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2020
  • BALA similar
    Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Gent · since 2004
  • Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
  • Banana Lab similar
    Retail sale of games and toys · Wavre · since 2023
  • balanzan similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2021
  • BANAN similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Schilde · since 1983
  • BALAT similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Havelange · since 1989
  • BANAN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 1996
  • LABAN similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Bertem · since 2014
  • BALAD similar
    Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2015
  • BALAS similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hulshout · since 2018
  • BALAR similar
    UDEN · since 2007
  • BAN similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Namur · since 1996

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