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.
“FAMIVAN”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2026
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Oudergem · since 1982
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Development of residential building projects · Damme · since 2020
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Maldegem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of IVECA TECHNICS · General electrical installation work · Oudenaarde · since 1937
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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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Name of an establishment of Burgerlijke Maatschap FaMi · Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Turnhout · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 1995
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Abbreviation of DOCTEUR MICHEL VANDENHEEDE - MIVAN · Vocational training · Juprelle · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2018
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2019
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Web portal activities · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2012
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Oud-Turnhout · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Keerbergen · since 2025