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.
“SoHo”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lievegem · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of THOMPUB · Cafés and bars · Arlon · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of SOHOMONS · Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2010
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Abbreviation of SOHO DU GOLDEN LAKES VILLAGE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Froidchapelle · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Sociale Hogeschool Sociale Voorzieningen · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · Assesse · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2011
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Interior design · Waterloo · since 2021
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barneveld · since 2018
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Retail sale of household furniture · Brussel · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Senioren Omroeporganisatie Hageland · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2003
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2005
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SOCIETAL HOUSING NETWORK · Other membership organisations · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Destelbergen · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of Soenen en Partners · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 2000
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Insurance agents and brokers · Ukkel · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of SO.RH · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Other legal services · Brussel · since 2026
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Vocational training · Elsene · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Société de Distribution Honnart-Baissas · Brussel · since 1970