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.
“SOM”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2014
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Abbreviation of State Of Mind · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorst · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2009
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Abbreviation of SERVICE OP MAAT · Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Oudsbergen · since 2006
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Erpe-Mere · since 2008
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Abbreviation of SOM Transport & Service · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Scholen Op Maat · Development of non-residential building projects · Brussel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Scholengemeenschap van Onafhankelijke Methodescholen · Deinze · since 2004
Names that resemble it 58 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Couvin · since 1918
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zandhoven · since 1960
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Name of an establishment of SOMA FOOD · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maasmechelen · since 1974
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1984
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General cleaning of buildings · Beringen · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1986
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Wemmel · since 1987
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Sports and recreation education · Brugge · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Diest · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2016
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Abbreviation of somalia commuity · Turnhout · since 2018
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Dendermonde · since 2007
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Vermogensbeheer · Brugge · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2007
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Namur · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maasmechelen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SECRETARY SERVICES & OFFICE MANAGEMENT · Office administrative and support services · Lommel · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SOLIDARITE MERE ET ENFANT · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ELEKTROTECHNIEKEN SOMA · Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2023
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Abbreviation of So Motion · Brugge · since 2009
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Freight transport by road · Mechelen · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mons · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van elektrische en elektronische benodigdheden voor motorvoertuigen · Herselt · since 2010
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Other membership organisations · Maasmechelen · since 2006
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Nursing and midwifery · Wevelgem · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Société de Vente et d'Etude de Matériel et d'Equipement industriels · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sambreville · since 1963
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Wholesale of timber · Antwerpen · since 1935
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Chaudfontaine · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Foetz · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Société de Maintenance et d'Exploitation de Lavoirs · Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Zaventem · since 1986
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Kortemark · since 1991
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Inland freight water transport · Liège · since 2001
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Kapellen · since 2015
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Computer programming · Roeselare · since 2015
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Other business support services · Kortenberg · since 2018
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Geel · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Dental practice · Zaventem · since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mouscron · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Vorst · since 2012
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Frameries · since 2003
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Quaregnon · since 2006
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Lummen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Studie en Organisatie voor Medische Aktie - Service et Organisation d'Une Médecine Active · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1983
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Full-service restaurants · since 2023
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Elsene · since 1935