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.
“MARA FM”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ukkel · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 2009
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2003
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Destelbergen · since 2005
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Baggerwerken · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Lichtervelde · since 2010
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Koksijde · since 2007
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Putte · since 1974
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Wuustwezel · since 1981
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Warehousing and storage · Oudenburg · since 1983
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Evere · since 1985
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Maarkedal · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Association des Ressortissants et Sympathisants d'Afrique et du Tiers Monde résidants en Belgique · Schaarbeek · since 1988
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 1989
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Rixensart · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1991
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Turnhout · since 1992
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · Evergem · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Drogenbos · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2019
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Balen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2010
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2012
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Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 2004
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Roofing work · Niel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of MARAN CONSTRUCT · Other specialised construction activities · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of BNP Paribas Fortis · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1934
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1985
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Geraardsbergen · since 1985
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Diest · since 1986
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1986
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Sambreville · since 1992
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Brussel · since 1994
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Painting of buildings · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of KU-BE · Other business support services · Kalmthout · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Waterloo · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Zele · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Zuienkerke · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Blégny · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2004
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Name of an establishment · Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1971
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Zele · since 1989