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.
“Vanobo”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Zwalm · since 2020
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · since 2014
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Other photographic activities · Ronse · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Glabbeek · since 2009
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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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Tielt · since 1983
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Insurance agents and brokers · Genk · since 1992
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Abbreviation of VAN NIEUWENHUYSE BOUW · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1996
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Deinze · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Keerbergen · since 2020
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of IMMO BDI · Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2006
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Plumbing work · Waregem · since 1984
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Wevelgem · since 2004
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Verwerking en conservering van vlees van gevogelte · Waregem · since 1964
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Real estate agency activities · Dendermonde · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Tielt · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of VANO IMMO · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tournai · since 1986
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Development of residential building projects · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wavre · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Ardooie · since 2019
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Pig breeding farms · Geel · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · EZ Heerhugowaard · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Ieper · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Pelt · since 2004
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Other building finishing work · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Valses artistiques de Nage et d'Ondes Aquatiques · Other sports activities · Châtelet · since 2024
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Other business support services · Putte · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bornem · since 1993
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Lochristi · since 2017
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Computer programming · Lens (Hainaut) · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Bekkevoort · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Staden · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2026
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since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 1989
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since 1989
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Anderlues · since 1970
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Maasmechelen · since 2025