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Compared with the KBO register · free

Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“FANIAC”

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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Same or very similar names

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FANIAC same name
    Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Zulte · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Freight transport by road · since 2026
  • FANIC very similar
    Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 2008
  • FINIAC very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Denderleeuw · since 2018
  • MANIAC very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Aalst · since 2021
  • FANIC very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Anderlecht · since 1986
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FANIV similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2022
  • FANINI similar
    Trade name of PAULEX · Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
  • NIAC similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ravels · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of head offices · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of head offices · since 2026
  • FANION similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Kalmthout · since 2002

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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