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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.

“WAPPA”

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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.
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Same or very similar names

22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • WAPPA same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2008
  • WAPPY (sole trader) very similar
    Other software publishing · since 2016
  • WAPPY very similar
    Name of an establishment of WAPPY INVEST · Overige bemiddeling in en beheer van onroerend goed voor een vast bedrag of op contractbasis, n.e.g. · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2021
  • Wappi (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2024
  • Wappla very similar
    Name of an establishment of Dashdot · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • ZAPPA very similar
    Name of an establishment of PIERRE - YVES · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Aalst · since 1981
  • ZAPPA very similar
    Name of an establishment of Martens - Berden · Full-service restaurants · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1984
  • KAPPA very similar
    Abbreviation of KUNSTPLATFORM KAPPA · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • C.A.P.P.A. very similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE ACTIONS DE PREVENTION ET DE PRISE EN CHARGE DES ASSUETUDES · Wellin · since 2000
  • Warpa (sole trader) very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2014
  • Happa very similar
    General medical practice · Zonnebeke · since 2016
  • YAPPA very similar
    Computer programming · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2017
  • ZAPPA very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Pepingen · since 2020
  • CAPPA (sole trader) very similar
    Manufacture of other wood products · since 1986
  • ZAPPA very similar
    Trade name of SHEIK YERBOUTI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oosterzele · since 2023
  • CAPPA very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 2009
  • Zappa very similar
    Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2004
  • MAPPA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2023
  • WOPPA very similar
    Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Deerlijk · since 2024
  • CAPPA (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · since 2025
  • WALPA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 1988
  • JAPPA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · since 2020
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • WAPA similar
    Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Brugge · since 1987
  • WAPA similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dentergem · since 1988
  • WAPA similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Aubel · since 2016
  • WAPPAAHHH similar
    Computer programming · Horebeke · since 2009
  • Wapper similar
    Name of an establishment of BNP Paribas Fortis · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1934
  • Wapper VZW similar
    Abbreviation of Wapper, Koninklijke G-Sportvereninging Antwerpen vzw · Antwerpen · since 1970
  • Wappie similar
    Activities of holding companies · Lanaken · since 2019
  • WAPP.BE similar
    Computer programming · Waterloo · since 2021
  • Wapper similar
    Wholesale of timber · Mechelen · since 2022
  • WAPPOS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2022
  • Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2025
  • WAPPLI similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Mouscron · since 2025
  • W.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of W.A. PNEU VANHAMME · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Waterloo · since 1989
  • W.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Werkgroep AmfibieEn Pajottenland · Gooik · since 1993
  • W.A.P. similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Herentals · since 1994
  • #WAP similar
    Abbreviation of # We Are Pepinster, ASBL · Other business support services · Pepinster · since 2015
  • WAP similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Wommelgem · since 2016
  • WAPPERS similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2019
  • APPA similar
    Abbreviation of Aide aux Pauvres de la Paroisse de l'Annonciation · Elsene · since 1963
  • A.P.P.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Praticiens en Psychologie appliquée · Elsene · since 1979
  • APPA similar
    Abbreviation of Assistance personnalisée aux Personnes en recherche d'Autonomie · Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Soignies · since 1988
  • APPA similar
    Other business support services · Kraainem · since 2022
  • appa similar
    Employment placement agencies · Schilde · since 2022

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