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.
“MACARENA”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Fleurus · since 1989
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Gent · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of NOLISA · Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Stekene · since 2007
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Nursing and midwifery · Braine-le-Comte · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of JOCADRY · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2019
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Brugge · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · since 2004
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since 2025
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ramillies · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · La Louvière · since 1994
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Abbreviation of M.A. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE RENOVATION · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Maca Carnaval et événement · Other amusement and recreation activities · Wavre · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Namur · since 2026
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Tyre services · Wavre · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2010
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Roosdaal · since 2004
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Ardooie · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MACHINE & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lint · since 2020
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Event catering · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Vilvoorde · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Model Air Club de L'Ardenne · Bertrix · since 1978
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Damme · since 1983
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Lasne · since 2023
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Plumbing work · Ninove · since 2011
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Westerlo · since 1992
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Insurance agents and brokers · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Grimbergen · since 1993
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of ARENA Event · Other amusement and recreation activities · Bassenge · since 2013
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1987
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Antwerpen · since 2012