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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.

“FARIHA”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FARIHA same name
    Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
  • ARIHA very similar
    since 2004
  • FARINA very similar
    Name of an establishment of RINICO · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 2003
  • FARIBA very similar
    Name of an establishment of FARIBA COMM. V. · Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2014
  • Joinery installation · since 2020
  • PARIHA very similar
    Other retail sale of food · Schaarbeek · since 2012
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FARI similar
    Name of an establishment of Elham Company 2 · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2022
  • Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
  • FARI similar
    Vorst · since 2026
  • FARIO similar
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1967
  • Farid similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1982
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
  • Faris similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
  • Farine similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 1998
  • FARINE similar
    Abbreviation of Fonds d'Aide Rapide aux Indépendants et Entrepreneurs · Liège · since 2020
  • Farias similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Dilbeek · since 2023
  • Faridi similar
    Dental practice · Lanaken · since 2024
  • FARIAB similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2008

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