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.
“HOFIN”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 1987
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Landscape service activities · Bocholt · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bredene · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Aalter · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 2014
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Gent · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of ROFIM ms · Vermogensbeheer · Zonnebeke · since 2005
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Abbreviation of HOMIN AJE · Business and other management consultancy · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Lommel · since 2022
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Other business support services · Herentals · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2006
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Jurbise · since 2023
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Elsene · since 1986
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Péruwelz · since 1952
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rijkevorsel · since 2019
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Herentals · since 2023
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Londerzeel · since 1993
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hove · since 2022
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Abbreviation of House of Fun · Tienen · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF FLANDERS · Development of residential building projects · Dentergem · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Hoegaarden On Fire · Other amusement and recreation activities · Hoegaarden · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 1991
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2019
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2006
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Retail sale of household furniture · Brugge · since 2026