In today’s rapidly evolving cyberspace, passwords remain the most commonly used form of authentication. Despitethe growing adoption of Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), they continue to play a vital role. Understanding howpasswords are created and the factors that influence their creation are crucial for improving password policies anduser training. This study analyzes a large-scale dataset of breached credentials to explore patterns in passwordcreation, focusing on cultural, linguistic and institutional factors. Specifically, the following research questionsare addressed: (1) What password patterns are found in public data breaches across different countries? (2) Howdo cultural factors influence password selection regarding estimated password strength and length? (3) Howdo linguistic factors influence password selection and security practices? and (4) Do affiliations to the securityapparatus, like police, military or intelligence services, lead to stronger password practices?To answer these questions, a subset of 380 million credentials from the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB)dataset was imported into a database. Password strength scores were assessed using the zxcvbn algorithm, withlanguage-specific dictionaries incorporated to evaluate linguistic effects. The analysis reveals that while passwordcreation behavior differs across domains and regions, globally recurring patterns remain dominant. The averagelength of password varies between 9.26 and 8.24, with users of .de exhibiting the longest passwords on average.Although users affiliated with the security apparatus employed more unique passwords, their average strengthscores were only marginally different from the general dataset. These findings underscore subtle cultural andlinguistic influences on password creation behavior and support the need for tailored password policies and usertraining.