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.
“VANABO”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Tielt · since 1983
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General construction of residential buildings · Pittem · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Nijlen · since 1992
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Other information technology and computer services · Boortmeerbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VAN NIEUWENHUYSE BOUW · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2017
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Bree · since 2020
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1994
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General construction of residential buildings · Zwalm · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2011
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Plumbing work · Mechelen · since 2025
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Plumbing work · Waregem · since 1984
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Wevelgem · since 2004
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Begijnendijk · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hooglede · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Geel · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Assenede · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2008
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Wholesale of other household goods
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1946
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brecht · since 1985
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Other business support services · Zulte · since 1991
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Braine-le-Château · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · Genk · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Oostkamp · since 2005
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2017
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Waterloo · since 1988
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Schaarbeek · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of VIRTUALISERS of VANAGT CONSULTING · Computer programming · Brussel · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of SI-Spine · Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2013
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Ieper · since 2019
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Other business support services · Balen · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Meise · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Lebbeke · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2025
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Retail sale of footwear · Binche · since 1986