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.
“FBA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Fraternelle des Bagnes Allemands · Brussel · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Federatie van Belgische Automodelsport · Begijnendijk · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Fédération belge pour Aphasiques · Oudergem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of FREE BUG ASSOCIATION VOLKSWAGEN CLUB · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Fédération Belge d'Airsoft · Ellezelles · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Boogjacht Vereniging · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Abbreviation of FIDUCIAIRE BOEKHOUDING EN ADVIES · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bocholt · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · Mortsel · since 2020
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since 2010
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Abbreviation of Flanders Baroque Academy · Bornem · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Evere · since 2025
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Federatie van de Belgische Autobus en autocarondernemers · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1934
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Exploitants d'Autobus et d'Autocars et organisateurs de voyages de la province de Luxembourg · Business and other management consultancy · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Belgische Federatie van Voedselbanken · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1988
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Olen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Family Business Advisory Services · Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Free Bikers Association Belgium Europe · Orp-Jauche · since 2021
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Abbreviation of federatie der baggerwerken · Other personal services · Brussel · since 1938
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Frédéric Brouet · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beersel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Friends & Berries · Gent · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Abbreviation of FONDATION BALONGI · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FINANCE BROKERAGE · Jette · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Frédérique Bielen · Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Dental practice · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2021