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“Kef”

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.

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Kef same name
    Aarschot · since 1982
  • KEF same name
    Abbreviation of Kiosque en Fête · Ecaussinnes · since 2026
  • KEF same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2026
  • KefKef very similar
    Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Willebroek · since 2021
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • KEFO similar
    Office administrative and support services · Etterbeek · since 2017
  • KEFI similar
    Name of an establishment of LUGMED · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2020
  • KEFI similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ciney · since 2021
  • KEFIN similar
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1991
  • KEFAS similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • KEFKI similar
    Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
  • KESEF similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2008
  • KEFHI similar
    Abbreviation of Key Equity Family Holdings Investments · Chimay · since 2025
  • KE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2018
  • K²E³ similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Mechelen · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
  • KE similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deinze · since 2023
  • K.E. similar
    Name of an establishment of K.E. PROJECTS · Investigation and private security services · Brasschaat · since 2004
  • KE similar
    Abbreviation of Kulen Education · Tielt · since 2025

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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