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.
“KANI”
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
3 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 · Lubbeek · since 1994
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Plumbing work · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wortegem-Petegem · since 1988
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Veterinary services · Pajottegem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Ninove · since 2026
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Abbreviation of KANIA - Grandir par la Rencontre · Namur · since 2026
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1976
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Other business support services · Beringen · since 1996
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mechelen · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Rixensart · since 2016
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Floor and wall tiling · Namur · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of La Mie du Coin · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1985
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Abbreviation of KANIGEN WORKS BENELUX · Coating of metals · Genk · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2023
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Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Hasselt · since 1996
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Balen · since 1997
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2002
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van cider en andere gefermenteerde vruchtendranken · since 2019
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Abbreviation of KANO BRUSSELS · Brussel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenberg · since 2020
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Manufacture of beer · Opwijk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of KANO SOLUTIONS · Computer programming · Gembloux · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Kinderen Adviseren Na Scheiding · Geel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kraainem · since 2010
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Kinderpsychiater Annelies Stalmans · Other education · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Asse · since 2026
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1999
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2003
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2018
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Other legal services · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Flémalle · since 2008
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Grobbendonk · since 2015