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.
“SON”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of SOLEIL DES NATIONS · Ganshoren · since 1999
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Abbreviation of SOCRATES ONDERNEMERS NETWERK · Other education · Lochristi · since 2017
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Gent · since 2022
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Funeral services · Genk · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 2022
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Gent · since 2004
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Beringen · since 2002
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Brecht · since 2021
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Overijse · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2002
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Day nurseries and crèches · Torhout · since 2012
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Ukkel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Sonus Novus · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Schoten · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Seraing · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hasselt · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2020
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since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Deinze · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Other business support services · Brussel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Kruisem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of SongWorks · Literary creation · Brussel · since 2006
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Nursing and midwifery · Herk-de-Stad · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Aalst · since 2026
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Sint-Niklaas · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of SPRL SOLARSON · Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Boussu · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · since 2023
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Geel · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Son et Image · Schaarbeek · since 1972
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DU PONT NEUF · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Service Organisatie Nascholing Joint Venture en Administratie · Other information technology and computer services · Antwerpen · since 1975
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE PRIVEE DE TRANSACTIONS FONCIERES · Paris · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Vorst · since 1994
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Brussel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Torhout · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · Hoogstraten · since 2003
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Quévy · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van andere kranen en dergelijke artikelen · since 1987
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Office administrative and support services · Mesen · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1973
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nivelles · since 2016
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brussel · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gistel · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zottegem · since 2022
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Retail sale of antiques · Zemst · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2010
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2007
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Support activities for crop production · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Cultural education · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Kontich · since 2004
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1967
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Wingene · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Sonos ensemble in vereffening · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2018
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since 2021