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.
“Femily”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brasschaat · since 2014
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2006
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Elsene · since 2008
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Famelight · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Greenwich London · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Aalst · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of NK26 · Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Family - La maison des Familles · Elsene · since 2025
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Jette · since 1960
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Flemish European Media Institute · Brussel · since 1987
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General electrical installation work · Lokeren · since 2014
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Physiotherapy · Begijnendijk · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Fédération mondiale des Dirigeants des Instituts de Beauté et de l'Esthétique - Wereldfederatie der Leiders van de Schoonheidsinstituten en van Esthetiek · Vorst · since 1975
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamont-Achel · since 2023
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Computer programming · Boechout · since 2024
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Activities of notaries · Houthulst · since 2023
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1980
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1987
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Mechelen · since 1994
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Formation, Ecoute, Mixité et interculturalité, Conseils · Elsene · since 2020
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Ukkel · since 1974
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023