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.
“CAF”
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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Abbreviation of Cercle athlétique de la Famenne · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Centre André Focant · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Sivry-Rance · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE ANDERLECHTOIS DE FORMATION · Alfabetiseringsprogramma's ten behoeve van volwassenen · Anderlecht · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE · Elsene · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Dentergem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Cartouche Air Force · Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE DES ARCHERS FLERONNAIS · Fléron · since 2008
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Abbreviation of CUREGHEM AU FEMININ · Anderlecht · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of CHARITIES AID FUNDATION EUROPE · KENT UNITED KINGDOM · since 1996
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Sint-Gillis(bij-Brussel) · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Café+ SNC · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2018
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Verhuur en lease van vaat- en glaswerk, keuken- en tafelgerei, elektrische huishoudapparaten en andere huishoudelijke benodigdheden · Aalst · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Church Of Caucasian Albania Fonds · Halle · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of NIMA TRANSPORT · Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2010
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Izegem · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Pelt · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Centre d'accueil social Abbé Froidure - Centrum voor sociale opvang E.H. Froidure · Other social work without accommodation · Elsene · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of Les Grignoux · Vertoning van films · Liège · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Accueil des Francophones et Européens de la Périphérie · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Abbreviation of CONSULTANTS ET ASSOCIES EN FINANCIER ET FONCIER INTERNATIONAL · Luxembourg 1320 · since 1998
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Rixensart · since 1999
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Activities of lawyers · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Tournai · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CAFE MICKEY · Advertising agencies · Lede · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Café Numérique ASBL · Vorst · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Esneux · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Café Laïque Bruxelles · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nivelles · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Truiden · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Koekelberg · since 2004
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Neupré · since 2008
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Other business support services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Nijlen · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Cabinet d'Analyses financières, informatiques et comptables · Verviers · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of F.B. · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2011