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.
“MALEW”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Charleroi · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zutendaal · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2005
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Oostkamp · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Pepinster · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Brussel · since 1990
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Mon Ame Loue l'Eternel · Menen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2008
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · Gent · since 1988
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Land surveying · Lennik · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Fernelmont · since 1998
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Leuven · since 2002
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since 2002
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2003
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Specialist medical practice · Lier · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · Seraing · since 2013
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Somme-Leuze · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Izegem · since 2018
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Other business support services · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 2020
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Other business support services · Aarschot · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Waterloo · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2012
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Brussel · since 2003
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Zulte · since 2004
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Office administrative and support services · since 2005
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of LES MARCHEURS DE L'AMITIE DE LANDENNE-SUR-MEUSE · Andenne · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Make a Living · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Tienen · since 2026
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Other education · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Moorslede · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Rijkevorsel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2022
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of MALAGRO · Site preparation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2026
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · since 2011