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.
“Menu, Sarah”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Bredene · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Charleroi · since 1985
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Inland freight water transport · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Malmedy · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SARAH VERMEERBERGEN · Tattoo and piercing services · Geel · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Sarah Turnhout · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Stabroek · since 2009
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2006
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Translation services · Oostende · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Bredene · since 2019
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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since 2015
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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since 2026
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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since 2012
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Abbreviation of MOENS - UYTTERSPROT · Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Event catering · Ranst · since 2017