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.
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Peer · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of Katholieke Maatschappelijke Werken van Belsele · Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 1923
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Full-service restaurants · Linter · since 1979
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Other membership organisations · Westerlo · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Putte · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Putte · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Glabbeek · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Geel · since 1992
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Geel · since 1987
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2025
Names that resemble it 65 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Peer · since 1970
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Cafés and bars · Nijlen · since 1973
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Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Parochiecentrum Sint-Jan te Tongeren · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1981
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Tienen · since 1977
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Activities of religious organisations · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Other membership organisations · Dendermonde · since 1971
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Event catering · Wommelgem · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of KNEL · Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 1994
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Cafés and bars · Berlaar · since 1996
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Sint-Niklaas · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bekkevoort · since 2017
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Turnhout · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Dessel · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Rumst · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Rumst · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Tongeren · since 2005
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Herk-de-Stad · since 1986
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Cafés and bars · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1966
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1966
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Cafés and bars · Glabbeek · since 1978
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Cafés and bars · Brasschaat · since 2001
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Meerhout · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of DEKENAAT KEMPEN · Cafés and bars · Turnhout · since 1922
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Hasselt · since 1978
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kinrooi · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Brasschaat · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Glabbeek · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2009
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Beerse · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beersel · since 2023
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Activities of religious organisations · Kapellen · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Hoegaarden · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hulshout · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Putte · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hulshout · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Parochiecentra in Lievegem · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Lievegem · since 1925
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Cafés and bars · Aalst · since 1973
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Cafés and bars · Brasschaat · since 1971
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beerse · since 1981
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Cafés and bars · Boom · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Aalter · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Riemst · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Riemst · since 1968
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Grimbergen · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of Parochiale Werken Nazareth · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1923
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Cafés and bars · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1979
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Cafés and bars · Schelle · since 1972
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Cafés and bars · Bree · since 1974
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Other business support services · Malle · since 2018
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Activities of religious organisations · Begijnendijk · since 2020
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Other business support services · Turnhout · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Nijlen · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 1966
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Boutersem · since 1995