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.
“Mahara”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 2015
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Wholesale of other household goods · AMSTERDAM · since 2024
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Halle · since 2021
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Gent · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Turkse Slagerij Sahara · General construction of residential buildings · Genk · since 1993
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Antwerpen · since 1997
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Dendermonde · since 2002
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Dison · since 2014
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Mahana i ni'a i te vai · Liège · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of SAHARA GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of M&M TRADING · Cafés and bars · since 2011
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1991
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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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Abbreviation of Muziekactiviteiten Hamont · Hamont-Achel · since 2010
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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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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since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Innovascom · Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen niet-leven · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Kruisem · since 2015
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Gent · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maasmechelen · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Psychology services · since 2023
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since 2026
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Diest · since 1986
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1986
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Sambreville · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Schoten · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 2020
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Liège · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Turnhout · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Tourist information services · Charleroi · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zele · since 1989
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Vosselaar · since 2022