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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.

“Steap”

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.

  • Steap same name
    Other information technology and computer services · Mechelen · since 2025
  • STEAM very similar
    Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • STEAL very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1990
  • STEAR very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Koksijde · since 1996
  • S-TEAM very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Waregem · since 1999
  • S-TEAM very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2023
  • STEAM very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2011
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2015
  • STEAG (sole trader) very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 1976
  • STEAM very similar
    Other business support services · Zonhoven · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 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
  • STEADY similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vilvoorde · since 2020
  • STEANN similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 2009
  • Stearn similar
    Name of an establishment of LiteHouse Talents · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2012
  • STEASY similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Riemst · since 2025
  • Steamy similar
    Andere drinkgelegenheden · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • S.T.E. similar
    Name of an establishment of SMART GRID FRIENDLY · General electrical installation work · Frameries · since 1986
  • STE similar
    Insulation installation · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2014
  • Logistics services · since 2017
  • STE similar
    Abbreviation of Skeeler Team Evergem · Evergem · since 2019
  • STE similar
    Abbreviation of Sport, travel & entertainment · Lennik · since 2019
  • S.T.E. similar
    Abbreviation of SAINT-EMPIRE · Insurance agents and brokers · Oudergem · since 2009
  • General electrical installation work · since 2012
  • STE similar
    Abbreviation of Sustainable Technics & Engineering · Plumbing work · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2024
  • Ste-Anne 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
  • STEAM TEAM similar
    Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Duffel · since 2011
  • Stella P. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2012
  • Stealex similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Steadit similar
    Computer programming · Damme · since 2025
  • STEAMEX similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1980

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