Panama Name Suffix (Types)

Panama Corporation names may be in any language and must include one for the following corporate suffix or its abbreviation:

  Abbreviation
  • Incorporated
 Inc.
  • Corporation or Company or Corporación
 Corp.
  • Aktiengesellschaft (German)
 A.G.
  • Sociedad Anonima (Spanish)*
 S.A.

*S.A. is the most commonly used for an IBC in Panama.

The non permitted suffixes are the following:

  • Limited
  • LTD
  • Betting
  • Gaming
  • Casino
  • Assurance
  • Bank
  • Building Society
  • Credit Union
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Cooperative
  • Insurance
  • Trust Company or Trustee Company