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.
“EFran”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Denderleeuw · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Groupe Consultatif Européen sur l’Information Financière - European Financial Reporting Advisory Group · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van overige farmaceutische producten · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Ukkel · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Other education · since 2018
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Elsene · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Nivelles · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Theux · since 2024
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beersel · since 2000
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 2003
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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General construction of office buildings · Vilvoorde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Entraide Fraternelle de Ransbèche · Lasne · since 2019
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Abbreviation of EXPLOITATION FORESTIERE RONGVAUX · Logging · Saint-Léger (Lux.) · since 2008
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · Rouvroy · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · Beringen · since 2013
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Other personal services · since 2015
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Media representation · Schoten · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Blankenberge · since 2005
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Logistics services · Herentals · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brakel · since 2026
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Zele · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1993
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Izegem · since 1999
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Physiotherapy · Edegem · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Niel · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Tielt · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 1984
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Entreprises Forestières et Recherches d'Applications maritime et Industrielle R. Manduau · Logging · Genappe · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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since 2011