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  • 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.
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Same or very similar names

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • NORTHOS same name
    Nursing and midwifery · Chastre · since 2019
  • ORTHOS very similar
    Dental practice · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
  • ORTHOS very similar
    Dental practice · Gent · since 2015
  • ORTHOS very similar
    Dental practice · Lommel · since 2007
  • PORTHOS very similar
    Antwerpen · since 1999
  • Porthos very similar
    Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • NORTH similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Oostende · since 1991
  • North similar
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Genk · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2025
  • Northa similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
  • Northy similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Diksmuide · since 2021
  • NORTH_C similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2003
  • NORTHER similar
    Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Oostende · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer programming · since 2023
  • NORT similar
    Abbreviation of NATIONAL OLDTIMERS RACING TEAM · Bertem · since 2003
  • Noorthof similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · Middelkerke · since 1994
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1985
  • NORTH BAY similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • NORTH END similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2017
  • Northend similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2017
  • North End similar
    Malle · since 2019
  • North Sea similar
    Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2020
  • North Sea similar
    Name of an establishment of NORTH SEA FASHION · Other non-specialised retail sale · De Panne · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2024
  • North Lab similar
    Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • NORTHERM similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2025
  • NORTHWAY similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
  • Norta similar
    Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · Olen · since 1968
  • N.O.R.T.V. similar
    Trade name of NIET-OPENBARE REGIONALE TELEVISIEVERENIGINGEN VLAANDEREN · Other membership organisations · Vilvoorde · since 1993
  • Activities of head offices · Waregem · since 2025
  • NORTH similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · since 2023
  • NORTHSEA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of REVENGE HAMPTONS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Blankenberge · since 2016

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