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.
“MAKAFI”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Herent · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Nieuwpoort · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2003
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Maaseik · since 2012
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Turnhout · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1951
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Bertrix · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1991
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Retail sale of other household articles · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of CN Concept Makao · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Genk · since 2008
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Charleroi · since 2026
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Ans · since 1991
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Incourt · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of BIDFOOD MAKADY · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Dilbeek · since 1991
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Liège · since 2002
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Visé · since 2013
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Zaventem · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Elsene · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Management Karel Verhaeghe · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of RCOOP · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Growing of flowers · Malmedy · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Zele · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Ieper · since 2004
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2025
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Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of MAKALU CLIMBING ACADEMY · Activities of other sports clubs · Walhain · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016