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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.

“RAFFO”

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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.
  • 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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • RAFFO same name
    Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Haaltert · since 1983
  • since 2025
  • Physiotherapy · since 2025
  • RAFFCO very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Ranst · since 2007
  • Graffo very similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Turnhout · since 2024
  • Rafco very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lokeren · since 2018
  • RAFSO very similar
    Other legal services · Elsene · since 2022
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • R.A.F.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Royale Association Football franchimontois · Football clubs · Theux · since 1969
  • RAFF similar
    Name of an establishment of RECRUITEMENT ADVICE FOR FASHION · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Lasne · since 2001
  • RAFO similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2024
  • RAFFAT similar
    Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2015
  • Painting of buildings · since 2025
  • RAF similar
    Abbreviation of Racing Antwerp Football · Antwerpen · since 1979
  • R.A.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Rebel Air Force · Sint-Truiden · since 1992
  • RAF similar
    Koekelberg · since 1997
  • RAF similar
    Abbreviation of Rotary Aalst Foundation · Aalst · since 1997
  • Other building finishing work · since 2014
  • RAF similar
    Abbreviation of Rebranding Africa Forum · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Brussel · since 2016
  • R.A.F. similar
    Abbreviation of RISTORANTE ALESSIA FUSCHETTO · Full-service restaurants · Anderlues · since 2017
  • Raf+ similar
    Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2017
  • RAF+ similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deerlijk · since 2019
  • R.A.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Rêver aux Futurs · Beloeil · since 2020
  • R.a.F. similar
    Abbreviation of R.a.F. Company · General construction of residential buildings · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
  • RAF similar
    Event catering · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
  • R.AF similar
    Joinery installation · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2004
  • RAF similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2007
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
  • RAFFI'OR similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1997
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
  • RAFFLES similar
    Joinery installation · Lierde · since 2009
  • since 2011
  • since 2026
  • RAF (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1996

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