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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“STEANN”

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.

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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

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STEANN same name
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 2009
  • Ste-Anne very similar
    Name of an establishment of CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DINANT GODINNE SAINTE-ELISABETH-UCL-NAMUR · Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Yvoir · since 2015
  • Stefann very similar
    Veterinary services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
  • STANN very similar
    Staden · since 1990
  • STANN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 2013
  • STANN very similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · Oostkamp · since 2016
  • Stann very similar
    Event catering · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
  • STEANN PHARMA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 2016
  • STEINN very similar
    Dental practice · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2014
  • Stearn very similar
    Name of an establishment of LiteHouse Talents · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2012
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STEA similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE TRANSPORTS ET D'EXPORTATIONS AFRICAINES · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
  • STEA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2014
  • Other education · since 2015
  • since 1985
  • Stephann similar
    Gent · since 2014
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
  • STEGMANN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2023
  • STEAM similar
    Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • STEAL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1990
  • STEAR similar
    Real estate agency activities · Koksijde · since 1996
  • S-TEAM similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Waregem · since 1999
  • S-TEAM similar
    Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2023
  • STEAM similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2011
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2015
  • Other specialised construction activities · since 1976
  • STEAM similar
    Other business support services · Zonhoven · since 2024
  • Steap similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Mechelen · since 2025
  • Office administrative and support services · since 2025
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 1994
  • Dental practice · since 1989
  • STEADY similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vilvoorde · since 2020
  • STEASY similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Riemst · since 2025
  • Steamy similar
    Andere drinkgelegenheden · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • since 1995

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