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.
“ELFAM”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Koksijde · since 2001
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Waasmunster · since 2017
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 1995
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Dilbeek · since 2024
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since 2012
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Entreprises Léonard frères · Chaudfontaine · since 1937
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2025
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Abbreviation of European Local Fibre Alliance · Brussel · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van andere gereedschapswerktuigen · Berlare · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Association El-Fath pour le Culte islamique et la Culture arabe · Andenne · since 1982
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Boortmeerbeek · since 2015
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Vielsalm · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Haaltert · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of GOLDEN CASH · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Abbreviation of European Lacrosse Federation · Lievegem · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Entre Les Filles · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Retail sale of household furniture · Lommel · since 2011
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Evere · since 1991
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since 1995
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2008
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hasselt · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of YASS FOOD · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of SHKODRA M · Contract catering and other food service activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019