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.
“COFINAM”
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.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Assesse · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of ANCIENS ETABLISSEMENTS COFINA · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Jette · since 1976
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Insurance agents and brokers · Menen · since 1977
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Abbreviation of CONSTRUCTION, FINITION ET AMENAGEMENT · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Insurance agents and brokers · Huy · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · Courcelles · since 1994
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · SURESNES · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 1993
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Mechelen · since 1992
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of C.F.R. SERVICES · Market research and public opinion polling · Namur · since 1987
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Namur · since 1990
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Huy · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1998
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE D'EXTRACTION · Paris · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2018
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Other tax advisory services · Brasschaat · since 2005
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Office administrative and support services · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Namur · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 1991
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Anderlecht · since 1992
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Eghezée · since 1992
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Namur · since 2001
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Consulting and Foreign Investment Coordination · Market research and public opinion polling · Roosdaal · since 1980
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Hove · since 1988
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Abbreviation of FINANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE DE FINANCEMENTS IMMOBILIERS · Buying and selling of own real estate · Liedekerke · since 1991
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE IMMOBILIERE ET COMMERCIALE · Paris · since 1992
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Real estate agency activities · Ferrières · since 1999
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2019
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Development of non-residential building projects · Kapellen · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ledegem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Tervuren · since 2026
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Péruwelz · since 1952
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Gent · since 1928
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Liège · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Compagnie Financière d'Etudes et de Participation · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1933