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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.

“IOAN”

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

62 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • IOA similar
    Abbreviation of International Opera Academy · Vrij gesubsidieerd hoger onderwijs · Gent · since 1998
  • IOANNA similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Soignies · since 2000
  • I.O.A.S. similar
    Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Schaarbeek · since 1979
  • I.O.A.P. similar
    Antwerpen · since 1989
  • Ioana Bolohan (sole trader) similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
  • IOANAHAAR similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Maldegem · since 2026
  • Ioannised similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2026
  • Ioana Sîncu (sole trader) similar
    General cleaning of buildings · since 2025

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