Favourite passwords used online

What are the most common passwords used by online users? According to a research done by Information Week on an analysis of 28,000 passwords from a popular website:

• 16% uses name (yes, your own name, spouse or children)
• 14% likes "1234" or "12345678" (easy and nice)
• 4% uses "password" or "password1" (password = password)

Some other common passwords includes:

• qwerty (English keyboard letters below the numeric keys)
• hannah, pokemon, matrix, ironman (popular tv show stars)
• iloveyou, ihateyou

For better protection, it is safer to choose a password that is longer than 8 characters with one capital letter and one symbol.