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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.

“STEFCA”

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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  • 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

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STEFCA same name
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Anzegem · since 1985
  • STEFCAT very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
  • STEF - CARS very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mol · since 1988
  • Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
  • STEFCO very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Bocholt · since 1999
  • Overige plantenvermeerdering · since 2016
  • Stefco very similar
    Wholesale of live animals · Lummen · since 2019
  • Joinery installation · since 2019
  • Stefco very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2003
  • STECA very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mouscron · since 1991
  • STEFA very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1991
  • STECA very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Theux · since 1991
  • STECA very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2019
  • StefVA very similar
    Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2018
  • STEFRA very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Beringen · since 2023
  • STERCA very similar
    Name of an establishment of DELIES · Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2009
  • Other business support services · since 2012
  • STEFRA very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2006
  • STEFEA very similar
    Brussel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STEF CAFER similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Diest · since 2023
  • STEF similar
    Trade name of STEF LOGISTICS SAINTES · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Tubize · since 1976
  • STEF similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Gent · since 2014
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2000
  • Stef similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2015
  • Stefco FS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2023
  • STEFF similar
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1990
  • STEFF similar
    Gent · since 1998
  • Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · since 2022
  • STEFI similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2020
  • Retail sale of bicycles · since 2023
  • Painting of buildings · since 2022
  • STEFCO PRO similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
  • STEFEX similar
    Brussel · since 1987
  • STEFAM similar
    Freight transport by road · Veurne · since 1993
  • STEFKI similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1994
  • STEFRE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2001
  • STEFIR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2012
  • Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2014
  • STEFIS similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2016
  • Steffy similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Arendonk · since 2022
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2009
  • STEFFI similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Oudenburg · since 2004
  • STEFIX similar
    Real estate agency activities · Holsbeek · since 2006
  • Stef VD similar
    Landscape service activities · Lebbeke · since 2024
  • STEFAN similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2026

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