Skip to content

Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“SHANIA”

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.

  • SHANIA same name
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Lasne · since 2008
  • Shamania very similar
    Other photographic activities · Zuienkerke · since 2017
  • SHANIS very similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Antwerpen · since 2001
  • SHANI 2 very similar
    Name of an establishment of SHANI TARAR · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beloeil · since 2020
  • Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2024
  • SHANA very similar
    Anderlecht · since 2001
  • HANIA (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1989
  • Shana (sole trader) very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
  • S.H.A.N.A. very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Hasselt · since 2008
  • Physiotherapy · since 2022
  • Advertising agencies · since 2026
  • CHANIA very similar
    Delaware 19810-New Castle County · since 1999
  • Shanna very similar
    Name of an establishment of FRAUSSEN-DOLMANS · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Lanaken · since 2000
  • SHANSA very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2014
  • SHANTA very similar
    Antwerpen · since 2004
  • CHANIA very similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Chaudfontaine · since 2008
  • Shanga very similar
    Sports and recreation education · Pont-à-Celles · since 2023
  • Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · since 2026
  • DHANIA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Lubbeek · since 1999
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SHAN similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
  • SHAN-B similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Schaarbeek · since 2009
  • SHANO similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Genk · since 2012
  • Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2025
  • SHAHSHAHANI similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1992
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2020
  • SHUSHANIK similar
    Abbreviation of Sociaal Culturele vereniging "SHUSHANIK" · Mechelen · since 2010
  • SHANI CARS similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2024
  • SHANLY similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 1993
  • SHANTI similar
    Marchin · since 1995
  • SHANKE similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Knokke-Heist · since 2001
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 1994
  • SHANAO similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pelt · since 2013
  • Other sports activities · since 2014
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
  • SHANTI similar
    Genk · since 2017
  • SHANRO similar
    Raising of sheep and goats · Rijkevorsel · since 2017
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017
  • Shanti similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brugge · since 2019
  • SHANTI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2007
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
  • SHANA-R similar
    Ukkel · since 2022
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
  • Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2025
  • Shanvi similar
    Full-service restaurants · Essen · since 2026
  • Shanlu similar
    Activities of holding companies · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026

Next steps