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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Manifico”

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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Manifico same name
    Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2021
  • MANICO very similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Oupeye · since 1994
  • MANICO very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2000
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2008
  • Magnifico very similar
    Dendermonde · since 2026
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MANIFIT similar
    Fitness centres · Hasselt · since 2025
  • Other retail sale of new goods · since 2023
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
  • MAFICO similar
    Abbreviation of Maatschappij voor financierings- en commissiezaken · Rotterdam · since 1988
  • MIFICO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 2017
  • ManiFiesta similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Brussel · since 2012
  • MANIFAC similar
    Other business support services · Kapellen · since 1990
  • MANICON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2018
  • MANTICO similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
  • MANICOR similar
    Vervaardiging van houten deuren en vensters · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
  • MANI similar
    Specialist medical practice · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
  • Retail sale of household furniture · since 1999
  • MANI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2012
  • MANI similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · Maasmechelen · since 2022
  • MA-NI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2022
  • Tattoo and piercing services · since 2024
  • MANI similar
    Landscape service activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2025
  • MAFICO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudergem · since 2002
  • MandiCO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Heusden-Zolder · since 2020

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