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.
“FAM”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Kontich · since 1997
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Wuustwezel · since 2014
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1985
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Abbreviation of FAM & EVENTS asbl · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ALPHA MUSAO · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Associations Malonnoises · Namur · since 2004
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Büllingen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Evergem · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Chimay · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Liège · since 1974
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · Herenthout · since 1980
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Vermogensbeheer · Wemmel · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lint · since 2023
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Vilvoorde · since 1986
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Other tax advisory services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1990
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1991
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Edegem · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1994
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Liège · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of FAFA · Retail sale of footwear · Gavere · since 2001
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Other retail sale of new goods · Gistel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Fonds social, culturel et sportif de l'Athénée Marguerite Yourcenar · Brussel · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mol · since 2013
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2015
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Abbreviation of FRESH FOOD AND MORE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rixensart · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Burgerlijke Maatschap FaMi · Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Turnhout · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2019
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Soumagne · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Turnhout · since 1996
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Abbreviation of FAAM FASHION · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Wijnegem · since 2020
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Deinze · since 2021
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Employment placement agencies · Gent · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Hove · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 2010
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Verstrekken van hypothecair krediet · Awans · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Fleet & Mobility Excellence · Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Lievegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Fraternité Algérienne de Mons en Belgique · Saint-Ghislain · since 2025
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Abbreviation · Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Wevelgem · since 1958
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Eeklo · since 2012
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Associations Musulmanes Africaines de Belgique · Brussel · since 2020
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Elsene · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 1931
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Leuven · since 2018