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.
“MANHOVE”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Landscape service activities · Pajottegem · since 2009
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Wetteren · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of R. VAN HOVE · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Lier · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1983
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1988
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Diksmuide · since 1990
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lede · since 1995
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Asse · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 1996
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · since 1978
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Tournai · since 2019
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Roofing work · since 2020
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Plumbing work · Olen · since 2022
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · since 1981
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2004
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Brugge · since 2004
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Other business support services · since 2006
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Joinery installation · Ranst · since 2026
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Londerzeel · since 1987
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Thérapie Manuelle Hostaux · Physiotherapy · Couvin · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2015
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Evergem · since 1976
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Wetteren · since 1984
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Kortemark · since 1991
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herent · since 2002
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2023
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Vocational training · Kuurne · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Koekelberg · since 2019
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 1995