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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.

“ELBE”

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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • eL-Be same name
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Lommel · since 2015
  • ELBE same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2004
  • Elbe same name
    Pig breeding farms · Hoogstraten · since 2023
  • Elbe same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Niklaas · since 1987
  • ELBÉ same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of BLACK HORSE DEVELOPMENT · Buying and selling of own real estate · since 1996
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Elbeo similar
    Sutton In · since 1985
  • ELBER similar
    Dental practice · Hasselt · since 2020
  • Elbee similar
    Gent · since 2022
  • EL BEO similar
    Gent · since 2026
  • Elbeek similar
    Name of an establishment of Colruyt Group · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Halle · since 1950
  • ELBECO similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Oudergem · since 1980
  • ELBEMO similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Aalter · since 1988
  • E.L.B. similar
    Full-service restaurants · Merchtem · since 1993
  • ELB similar
    Abbreviation of Educatieve Lichaamsbeweging · Other education · Diepenbeek · since 1996
  • ELBEEN similar
    Cafés and bars · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1997
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
  • Elbeek similar
    Name of an establishment of Smart Innovation · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2018
  • ELB similar
    Landscape service activities · Kalmthout · since 2023
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
  • E.L.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ELB Projects · General electrical installation work · Hasselt · since 2010
  • ELBERG similar
    Name of an establishment of HOTEL ELBERG · Hotels and similar accommodation · Mouscron · since 2003
  • ELBENA similar
    Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
  • EMELBE similar
    Office administrative and support services · Brasschaat · since 2025
  • ELBELUX similar
    General electrical installation work · Peer · since 1993
  • ELBEFRA similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2015
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
  • el Beldi similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
  • ElBeLux similar
    Name of an establishment of EIBeLux · Other construction installation · Sankt Vith · since 2009
  • ELBEFAR similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Glabbeek · since 2005
  • ELBEMAD similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Brasschaat · since 2024
  • Elbi similar
    Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1983
  • ELBO similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Alveringem · since 1984
  • ELBO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1994
  • ELBO similar
    General electrical installation work · Asse · since 2000
  • ELBO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Roosdaal · since 2002
  • General electrical installation work · since 2016
  • ELBI similar
    Vorst · since 2018
  • ELBA similar
    Izegem · since 2018
  • ELBA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 2020
  • ELBA similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Brasschaat · since 2021
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
  • ELBA similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Seneffe · since 2021
  • ELBA similar
    Name of an establishment of BART HERTOGS · Vervaardiging van houten deuren en vensters · Brecht · since 2021
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
  • Other specialised construction activities · since 2006
  • ELBU similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · De Panne · since 2026
  • ELBEVICO similar
    Abbreviation of Elevages - Bétail - Viandes - Conserves · Ath · since 1976
  • General electrical installation work · since 2021
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
  • ELBEKO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Zele · since 1975
  • E.L.B. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Floor and wall tiling · Brasschaat · since 2003
  • ELB&P similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2014

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