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.
“MAKANI”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Turnhout · since 2020
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1991
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2025
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Other legal services · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Nieuwpoort · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Keerbergen · since 2001
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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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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 1991
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of THYMOS · Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Aarschot · since 2010
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nivelles · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Verhuur en lease van transportmiddelen voor vervoer over water · Schoten · since 2020
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2022
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Bertrix · since 2023
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · since 2018
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Suresnes · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Human Finance · Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2012
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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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Specialist medical practice · Charleroi · since 2026
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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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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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Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Lokeren · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016