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.
“Femma”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Socio-cultural adult education · Schaarbeek · since 1949
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION DES EQUIPES MANDATEES EN MILIEU OUVERT · Liège · since 1986
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Wevelgem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1940
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Belgische Federatie van Handelaren in Bouwmaterialen - Fédération royale belge des Négociants en Matériaux de Construction · Asse · since 1940
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 1992
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Roofing work · Bocholt · since 1993
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Ath · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations · Brussel · since 1999
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Real estate agency activities · Brecht · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of FEMM Antwerpen · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Festival de l'Eté Mosan · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Dinant · since 1977
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2019
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 2021
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Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten in de constructie van gebouwen, n.e.g. · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Zonhoven · since 2022
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Machining of metals · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2012
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Leuven · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Femke Herygers BV · Public relations and communication consultancy · Lille · since 2016
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of EUROPEAN MEDIA MONITOR AND ANALYSIS LIMITED · Market research and public opinion polling · London WIX 3TB · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Machining of metals · since 1981
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Development of residential building projects · Ardooie · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of EMMMA · Vermogensbeheer · Lichtervelde · since 2022
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Other legal services · Wetteren · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2023
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2011
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Oostende · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ENTREPRISE DE MODES ET MANIERES D'AUJOURD'HUI · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2007
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Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Event Management for Martials Arts · Other sports activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025
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Gent · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2023