What is “KFT”?
KFT stands for Korlátolt felelősségű társaság (Hungarian), a private limited liability company used primarily in Hungary. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Korlátolt felelősségű társaság, a Hungarian-language term. It translates literally as “company with limited liability.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as korlátolt felelősségű társaság.
Where it's used
KFT appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to KFT in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “KFT” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme KFT” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme KFT", "country": "hu"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme kft",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"kft"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does KFT stand for?
KFT stands for Korlátolt felelősségű társaság (Hungarian), which translates as "company with limited liability".
Is a KFT public or private?
A KFT is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a KFT?
Owners of a KFT have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use KFT?
KFT is used in Hungary.
Is a KFT the same as a LLC?
Functionally comparable — both are private limited liability company forms — but they operate under different national laws with distinct formation, capital, and governance requirements.
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