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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.

“FRANOR”

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  • 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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FRANOR same name
    Asse · since 2015
  • FRANOT very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2023
  • FRANCOR very similar
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1991
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FRAN similar
    Zele · since 1988
  • FRAN similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1993
  • FRAN similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · Izegem · since 1999
  • FRAN V similar
    Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2018
  • Fran similar
    Physiotherapy · Edegem · since 2022
  • Literary creation · since 2024
  • Fr'an similar
    Full-service restaurants · Niel · since 2025
  • FRANOTEX similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostkamp · since 1988
  • Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · since 2020
  • Frany similar
    Schoten · since 1984
  • FRANZ similar
    Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Blégny · since 1986
  • FRANK similar
    Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Eupen · since 1987
  • FRANS similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Oudenburg · since 1990
  • F.R.A.N.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Groupement des Fabricants et Représantants des Adjuvants en Nutrition Animale · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1990
  • FRANK similar
    Name of an establishment of HEIRBAUT-VAN DYCK · Retail sale of bicycles · Dendermonde · since 1997
  • FRANA similar
    Gent · since 2000
  • Retail sale of other household articles · since 2017
  • FRANA similar
    Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Lobbes · since 2018
  • FRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2018
  • FRANN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Gistel · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1985
  • Frank similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Lommel · since 2013
  • Frana similar
    Wevelgem · since 2015
  • Activities of building architects · since 2019
  • FRANA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • FRANE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2022
  • Frank similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 2023
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2023
  • FRANA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2023
  • Frank similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2012
  • FRANA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2024
  • Franz similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2024
  • FRANY similar
    Name of an establishment of BORN2BE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2026
  • FRANCALOR similar
    Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2017
  • FRANKATOR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2019
  • Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
  • Frandi similar
    Aalst · since 1988
  • FRANNA similar
    Kortrijk · since 1988
  • Franck similar
    Joinery installation · Kapellen · since 2017
  • FRANCE similar
    Real estate agency activities · Ellezelles · since 2021
  • FRANSE similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Zandhoven · since 2011
  • FRANCI similar
    Full-service restaurants · Zwalm · since 2004
  • FranQ similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of FrankQ · Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Ieper · since 2022
  • FRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Business and other management consultancy · Bouillon · since 2011
  • Frans (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Literary creation · since 2012

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