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.
“SOFRECOM”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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LE PRE ST GERVAIS · since 2007
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VINCENNES CEDEX · since 1995
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Société afro - européenne de Commerce · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Etterbeek · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of head offices · Jabbeke · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2002
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Nieuwpoort · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Cycling Team Sofré · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Deinze · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Zottegem · since 2001
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Clichy · since 2016
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Creutzwald · since 1982
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Nanterre · since 1996
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wavre · since 1996
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2026
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Jodoigne · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · Lebbeke · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Liège · since 1983
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kortemark · since 1983
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE BELGE D'ECHANGES COMMERCIAUX · Ganshoren · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Neufchâteau · since 1988
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Other information technology and computer services · Vorst · since 1996
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Edegem · since 1997
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Other printing · Comines-Warneton · since 2015
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Vocational training · since 1997
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Vorst · since 2023
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Trade name of VICTELLY · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sambreville · since 2025
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Abbreviation of RECYCLAGE EN COMPOSTERING · Materials recovery from waste · Tienen · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Kaprijke · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Arlon · since 2026
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Abbreviation of SONDAGES ETUDES ET COMMUNICATION · Market research and public opinion polling · Namur · since 1989
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Gent · since 2020