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.
“SORAF”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Andere afvalverwijdering · Rumst · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Société de Recherches et d'Applications Médicales S.A. · Geneve · since 1974
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Brussel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Studie en Ontwerpburo voor Reserveringen en Administratieve Systemen · Office administrative and support services · Mechelen · since 1991
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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London · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · Seraing · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Study Office Regulation Automation and Computing · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Villers-la-Ville · since 1991
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of VIC MNG · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Charleroi · since 2014
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Kuurne · since 2016
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Kampenhout · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Seraing · since 2024
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE RENOVATION ET D'ASSAINISSEMENT DES SITES INDUSTRIELS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 1988
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Waterloo · since 1989
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Vorst · since 2013
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Book publishing · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2005
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Insurance agents and brokers · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ESSORINVEST · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Ukkel · since 1994
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Other information service activities · Malle · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SCHOONMAAK ONDERHOUD RENOVATIE · General cleaning of buildings · VRAZA · since 2011
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Vocational training · Brussel · since 1978
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Diest · since 1983
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
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Namur · since 1999
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'EXPERTISE RADIOLOGIQUE DOCTEUR PELOUSSE · Specialist medical practice · Chaudfontaine · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Lierneux · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Visé · since 2008
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Specialist medical practice · Namur · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ON RECONNAIT L'ARBRE A SES FRUITS · Fléron · since 2008
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Eeklo · since 1968
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2015