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.
“MALY”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Lokeren · since 1989
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Deerlijk · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · Aalst · since 2011
Names that resemble it 56 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 2012
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brussel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of LES MARCHEURS DE L'AMITIE DE LANDENNE-SUR-MEUSE · Andenne · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herselt · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Wemmel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Make a Living · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Tienen · since 2026
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Kortrijk · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2002
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other legal services · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Aartselaar · since 1964
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Duffel · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Malmédy Athlétic Club · Malmedy · since 1976
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Charleroi · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of PULLI LINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Gent · since 1984
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Genk · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Mon Ame Loue l'Eternel · Menen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Brussel · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Poperinge · since 2015
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Vocational training · since 2018
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Other business support services · Zoersel · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2019
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zemst · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 2021
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Retail sale of household furniture · Maldegem · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Lummen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lede · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herstal · since 2011
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Zelzate · since 2011
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Bonheiden · since 2007
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zoutleeuw · since 2008
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Bree · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Management à la Carte · Business and other management consultancy · Schelle · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2011
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Wingene · since 1986
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2016