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.
“RYAN”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Lasne · since 2020
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Zemst · since 2024
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since 1993
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2025
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since 2016
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Landscape service activities · since 2018
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2021
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Waterloo · since 1994
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General medical practice · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · since 2016
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since 2021
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Rupel Yacht Club · Football clubs · Willebroek · since 1980
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of R.Y.A.D. BVBA · Buying and selling of own real estate · Herenthout · since 2004
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Insulation installation · since 2024
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Etterbeek · since 1991
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2002
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brugge · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Demolition · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2021
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Roofing work · since 2022
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Other business support services · Haacht · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oostende · since 2012
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Demolition · Koekelare · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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since 2025
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Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020