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.
“KENL”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of GARAGE CARROSSERIE KENNOF JAN · Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Lede · since 1991
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Niklaas · since 1994
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CHIYODATOKIO · since 1994
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Office administrative and support services · Nieuwpoort · since 2026
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2014
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Groothandel in huiden, vellen en leer · since 1987
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Anderlecht · since 2017
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2004
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Kontich · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · Beerse · since 2021
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Abbreviation of The Simba Team - Karaté Elite Namur · Namur · since 2023
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since 1992
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Name of an establishment of Schuurmans & Co · Overige plantenvermeerdering · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2008
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Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2026
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Winterswijk · since 1978
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Maasmechelen · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Kunst en Geest · Other amusement and recreation activities · Westerlo · since 1990
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Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zandhoven · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Kempen en Ardennen · Youth work associations · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Kind en Samenleving · Youth work associations · Mechelen · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · Hulshout · since 2001
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2002
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Herentals · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Trade name of UMUT MIRAY · Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Financiële lease · Gembloux · since 1997
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Activities of lawyers · Tervuren · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of FRAMACO · Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Brussel · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of SIRCO · Retail sale of footwear · Mons · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · Knokke-Heist · since 1981
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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since 1997