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.
“MAKIAM”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Kortenberg · since 2022
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Insurance agents and brokers · Blankenberge · since 2016
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Londerzeel · since 2022
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Gent · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oupeye · since 2004
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2024
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Duffel · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Zottegem · since 2021
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Eghezée · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of BVBA MAKI · Other business support services · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2025
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Abbreviation of MAKINVEST · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudsbergen · since 2020
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Kortenberg · since 2021
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since 1981
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Painting of buildings · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Wholesale of machine tools · Kortenberg · since 1977
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schoten · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Draaien frezen · Machining of metals · Wingene · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of B-SIDE · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mechelen · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · Tintigny · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of L'Atelier Maki Maki · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of MAMOU FRESH · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wemmel · since 2021
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Other software publishing · Temse · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Quare · Computer programming · Gent · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Verviers · since 2004
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · Liège · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of AM FOOD · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Ath · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of MM SGN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Soignies · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Atelier Maki City 2 · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of MAKI MAKI St LAMBERT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2020