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.
“SONA”
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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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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hasselt · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Kontich · since 2004
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Mortsel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of SONAE CONSTRUCT · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Etterbeek · since 1999
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Office administrative and support services · Mesen · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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General cleaning of buildings · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of J&D COMPANY · Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of antiques · Zemst · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Steven Houbrechts Interieurarchitecten · Interior design · Gingelom · since 2011
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Event catering · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 2006
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of SONABA - NAMABA · Brussel · since 1957
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Abbreviation of Société Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale · Vervaardiging van civiele lucht- en ruimtevaartuigen en van toestellen in verband daarmee · Charleroi · since 1978
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Abbreviation of SOLEIL DES NATIONS · Ganshoren · since 1999
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Other business support services · Namur · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herstal · since 2015
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wijnegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of SOCRATES ONDERNEMERS NETWERK · Other education · Lochristi · since 2017
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Sound recording · since 2020
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Gent · since 2022
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2008
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General medical practice · Wemmel · since 2010
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Media representation · since 2011
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mechelen · since 2025
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Funeral services · Genk · since 2026
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Waregem · since 1968
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Namur · since 1970
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Anhée · since 1987
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Waterloo · since 2002
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Raising of horses and other equines · Pajottegem · since 2003
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Other legal services · Nijlen · since 2013
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La Louvière · since 2016
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Soignies · since 2005
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Halle · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · Aalter · since 2025
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Wavre · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010
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Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1977
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1968