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When my grandfather came to Rochester, NY from Aufhausen, Regensburg, Bavaria in 1890 he pronounced it the typical German manner of AH-mann. People so often mispronounced it as an English long A that it rhymed with HAY-man. So my uncles and aunts took that pronunciation. Now my son, who traveled Latin America a bit, pronounces it Uh_MANN, like Amman, Jordan. It was easier for Spanish speakers to pronounce. With so much going on in the Middle East, most people now try to pronounce it that way to my family.
My Spanish teacher said that language is the only true democracy, so I guess the "right way" depends upon who has the name and the experiences they have had with it. :)
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