Last name 香农 (Shannon 
, 香农 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname 香农 is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common surname, Isle of Man, and Australia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. More frequently, 香农 is the forename as well as the last name.