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.
“Wanika”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Brussel · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Willebroek · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Blankenberge · since 1978
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General construction of residential buildings · Ranst · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2014
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2019
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Translation services · since 2020
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2021
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Paris · since 2014
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General cleaning of buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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Raising of other animals · since 2024
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Ukkel · since 2019
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Kortemark · since 2024
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2025
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Paris · since 2019
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Herenthout · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lubbeek · since 1994
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Other construction installation · Dendermonde · since 2012
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Painting of buildings · Izegem · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rijkevorsel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of NIKA. VZW · Sports and recreation education · Affligem · since 2021
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Retail sale of footwear · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1996
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Insulation installation · since 2016